India biggest threat in WC: Pak players

Karachi, Jan 30 (PTI): Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir feel that India will be the biggest threat for all teams including Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup.
"I think India, Australia and South Africa can pose a big threat as they have very strong squads for the tournament," Ajmal told Pakistan's former captain and now well-known commentator Ramiz Raja on a television show.
Ajmal said hopefully if Pakistan managed to get through to the knockout stages it would have to contend with India in the crunch stage of the event.
"Matches against India are always played with extra hype and spirit and if such a match up takes place in the World Cup at any stage it would be great for the sport," the offie stated.
He also feels that he has been in the form of his life and would make an impact in the World Cup in which the pitches are expected to assist the slow bowlers.
"I want to come out of the World Cup with appreciable performances and with people saying Saeed bowled well for the team," he said.
His teammate Tanvir said, "Both India and Sri Lanka have strong one-day combinations and both can pose a challenge to any team in the tournament and in the knockout stage," he said.
"I am confident our team can perform well in the tournament and I see India or Sri Lanka as our main threats in the latter stages of the event," Tanvir said.
The all-rounder who has made a comeback to the national team after remaining out of action for nearly a year due to a major knee operation ruled out England as a major contender for the title despite their recent success in the Ashes and after winning the T20 World Cup.
Both Tanvir and Ajmal also felt that the role of the captain and coach was crucial in getting the best performance out of their players.
"The captain and coach can do a lot to lift a player if he is going through a bad patch. A captain must back his player and tell him "I know you can deliver for me," Ajmal said.

Sehwag is my inspiration, says Yusuf Pathan

Speaking to MiD DAY after arriving in Mumbai yesterday, Pathan, who scored 105 in 70 balls and hit eight boundaries and sixes each during his knock at the Centurion, said while Tendulkar has been an inspiration, his daredevil approach at the crease has come from Sehwag. "The obvious answer to that is Sachin Tendulkar, but the daredevil approach has come from Virender Sehwag," said Pathan.
Chasing a revised target of 268 in 46 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method, India had collapsed to 60 for 5 when Pathan strode out to the middle at the Centurion, before soon slipping to 119 for 8. Pathan then took centre stage as he put the South African attack to the sword during his 100-run partnership with Zaheer Khan for the ninth wicket before he was dismissed. But Pathan's heroics were in vain as India lost the match by 33 runs and the series 2-3.
Pathan, who scored 166 runs at an average of 55.33 and strike rate of 134.95 in the three matches he played in the series, also told MiD DAY that he has always been inspired by Sehwag. "I was always inspired by the way Viru kept backing his own game despite people talking about the so-called shortcomings in his batting," he said.

Akhtar will have limited role in WC: Afridi

After Pakistan's win over New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday, Afridi said that Akhtar was left out of the match as he still needed to work harder on his fitness and form.
"Shoaib might be given a chance to play if we manage to win the series in the next two games," Afridi said.
"He is working hard in the nets and our coach Waqar Younis is spending lot of time with him. It is clear he still needs to work hard on his fitness and form," Afridi added.
The seasoned fast bowler played in the first one-dayer that Pakistan lost and was then left out in the next two matches indicating a reduced role for him in the coming World Cup.
Afridi made his impressions about Shoaib clear after the first one-dayer when he said that he thought the fast bowler had struggled in the match and there might be changes in the remaining matches.
Pakistan preferred to play Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz and Sohail Tanvir in the second and third ODIs.
"Shoaib needs to be match fit and should train. [Coach] Waqar Younis is working hard with him," Afridi maintained.
Shoaib didn't play in the last World Cup because of doping and fitness issues but featured in the 1999 and 2003 World Cups making an impact in some of the matches.
The 35-year-old fast bowler who has taken 242 wickets in 158 one-day internationals has been a regular member of the T20 and ODI teams since last year and is said to be one of the main players who are supporting Afridi for the World Cup captaincy.
Sources within the team said that Afridi and Waqar appear to now think that in the sub-continental conditions in the World Cup, it would be better to bank on the younger pace bowlers instead of Shoaib who would have a limited role to play in what should be his last World Cup.
Afridi also said after the third ODI in which he starred with a cracking 65 from 25 balls that the team management would not follow a rotation policy in the remaining three one-day games in New Zealand.
"Their will be no rotation policy and we will play our best team because we want to win this series and the more matches we win it will mean we will go into the World Cup with our confidence and morale sky high," he added.
The flamboyant all-rounder said that other teams might be opting for a rotation policy to prepare for the World Cup but the Pakistan team management first wanted to be sure about its best first eleven combination for the World Cup.
"If we manage to win the series in New Zealand then we will think about rotating players," he said.

BCCI to ICC: Let’s play in Bengaluru

By Soumitra Bose

Who says politics don’t mix with sports? Here’s a classic case as one of the world’s most sacred cricket grounds gropes in the darkness to wear its prettiest frock for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

Even as hectic behind-the-scene political parleys carry on to save the February 27 India versus England World Cup match at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, the Indian Cricket Board has recommended Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium as the alternate venue. Under the circumstances, this seems to be a ploy to keep an angry ICC at bay and win some time for the Garden of Eden.

According to a press release Sunday evening, the BCCI has suggested that the match be held in the Garden City as the ICC is adamant not to let the City of Joy host the crucial encounter, a definite crowd-puller.

Even as BCCI suggests the name of Bengaluru, Kolkata is not giving up hope. It’s now becoming a full-fledged political battle with ICC president and Union minister Sharad Pawar flooded with phone calls from political heavyweights requesting Kolkata be given a February 7 deadline to put its house in order.

The latest to join the “save the Kolkata match mission” is Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is taking up cudgels on behalf of the beleaguered Cricket Association of Bengal chief, Jagmohan Dalmiya. It will be worth seeing how Pawar ignores a request made by Mukherjee.

Pulling its weight behind Kolkata is the West Bengal chief minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya, who has reportedly called Pawar and made a “personal” request. With the assembly elections round the corner in West Bengal, analysts see this as a smart move by the CPM government to win the “hearts of the people” and gain some brownie points. The Left Front government is facing stiff competition from its main rival, the Trinamool Congress.

Not to be left behind, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and her team is also playing its cards. Trinamool is a constituent of the central ministry and Banerjee’s soft-corner for Kolkata (read: Eden Gardens) is well known.

With ICC not willing to relent, much depends on Pawar and how much he can extract from his team based at Dubai. The ICC team that has pinned down Eden Gardens and for legitimate reasons, consists of members who have never seen Dalmiya in the eye. Many see this is a chance to teach Dalmiya, a former ICC president, a lesson of a lifetime.

But Dalmiya is a great survivor. He is known to be a man who can make the impossible happen. But this one seems to be getting out of hand. It was Pawar who ousted Dalmiya from BCCI’s corridors of power and now Eden’s fortunes are probably in the hands of this Maratha heavyweight.

Who will be the Man of the Match?

Ahead of World Cup, cricket goods sell like hot cakes

The cricket World Cup is still a few weeks away but teens and children are already making a beeline for sports shops and other places in the city where World Cup merchandise is being sold. Big Bazaar, which has bagged the licence from the Internation Cricket Council (ICC) to be the authorised retailer of special merchandise for the month-long tournament, is seeing a number of fans at its outlets at the Express Avenue mall and in Pondy Bazaar.

Richard Martin, a youngster at one of the malls said, "I am here to buy the Indian team cap and jersey since all my friends have it!"

Big Bazaar is offering World Cup T-shirts, track pants, shorts, sweatshirts, caps, head bands, bed and bath linen products at prices in the range of Rs 199 to Rs 449.

The merchandise is in four ranges the first is for the true cricket lover and has the event logo as the central theme. The second is the graphic range built around cricket-inspired messages and graphics. The third is the Stumpy range, which revolves around the official mascot of the ICC CWC 2011. And the fourth is the true blue fan tee for the Indian team fan; also available are the fan tees for all other 13 countries.

Big Bazaar, which co-created its private label Sach (toothpaste and bathing bars) with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, is expecting a 10% growth in sales during the World Cup, a top company official said.

The merchandise is also being sold over the Internet as well as at match venues and hotels and airports in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The headgear range is already seeing brisk sales. "Brisk online sales have been reported for both caps and sunhats," said a salesman in Pondy Bazaar.

"We have launched a wide range of merchandise in the past, right from cricket to Bollywood. But expectations from the latest range is much more as cricket is in the heart of every Indian and the tournament is happening in the subcontinent," said an official of the group.

"Through our vast offerings in apparel, home and personal care, we attempt to cement a strong relationship with our customers by enabling them to express their appreciation for cricket by sporting the fan look," said Sanjeev Agarwal, joint CEO of Big Bazaar. 

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Most Hundreds In One Day International Cricket

   PLAYER                  TEAM             MAT       HUNDREDS

SACHIN TENDULKAR                IND                              442                                  46                  

RICKY PONTING                         AUS                              352                                  29                  

SANATH JAYASURIA               SRL                               444                                  28        

 

 

 

       

Most Wickets in One day international Cricket

            PLAYER                     TEAM          MAT            OVERS        WICKETS      BEST                                                                                                                 
MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN         SRL             339             18283                517           30-7    
WASIM AKRAM                        PAK            356              18186               502            15-5    
WAQAR YOUNIS                      PAK            262              12698               416            36-7    
CHAMINDA VAAS                    SRL             322              15775               400            19-8    
SHAUN POLLOCK                    S.A             303              15712               393            35-6    

Most Fifties InOne Day International Cricket

Players                      Team                     Match                    Run                   Highest                   Fifties
Sachin Tendulkar        India                      444                      17,598              200*                        93
Inzamamul Haq           Pakistan                378                       11,739              137*                        83
Rahul Dravid               India                     339                        10,765             153                          82







 

MOST DUCKS IN ODI CAREER

The list of Most Ducks( 0's) In One Day International cricket:
Player                                        team                                               Match                                 0's
Sanath jayasuriya                       Srilanka                                           444                                    34
Wasim Akram                           Pakistan                                          356                                    28
Shahid Afridi                             Pakistan                                          306                                    25

Qualification To participate World Cup 2011

As per ICC regulations, all 10 full members automatically qualify for the World Cup, including Zimbabwe who have given up their Test playing status until the standard of their team improves.
The ICC also organized a qualifying  tournament in South Africa to determine which associate  teams would participate in 2011 event. Ireland, who had been the best performing Associate nation since the last World Cup, won the tournament, beating Canada in the final. The Netherlands and Kenya also qualified by virtue of finishing third and fourth respectively.

ICC World Cup 2011 : Format

Late in 2007, the four host nations agreed upon a revised format for the 2011 World Cup identical to the 1996 World Cup, the only change being the no. of teams as it was 12 in 1996 and 14 in 2011. The first round of the tournament will be a round-robin in which the 14 teams are divided into 2 groups of 7 teams each. The 7 teams play each other once with the top 4 from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals.The format ensures that each team gets to play a minimum of 6 matches even if they are ruled out of the tournament due to early defeats.

Prize Money andTrophy for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Prize money

The 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team would be taking home a prize money of US$ 3 million and US$ 1.5 million for runner-up, with the International Cricket Council deciding to double the total allocation for the coveted tournament to US$ 10 million.

Trophy

 The 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team would be taking home a prize money of US$ 3 million and US$ 1.5 million for runner-up, with the International Cricket Council deciding to double the total allocation for the coveted tournament to US$ 10 million

 

West Indies in Sri Lanka, 2010-11 Sri Lanka Shift Venues for Windies ODIs

 Sri Lanka has switched venues for next week's one-day series against the West Indies to Colombo, an official said on Wednesday, as both teams prepare for next month's World Cup.

The games will be played during the day at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager Brian Thomas said, starting on January 31.

The matches had been scheduled as day-night encounters at the World Cup venues, including the newly-built Hambantota and the renovated Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

"The World Cup venues for matches have been officially handed over to the ICC (International Cricket Council) this month and ICC rules allow us to practice but not play until the World Cup starts," Thomas said.

Heavy rains in December forced the one-day series to be postponed and the matches will be used by both teams to warm up ahead of the upcoming World Cup, co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from February 19 to April 2.

Schedule:

• Jan 31: First one-dayer at SSC (Colombo)
• Feb 04: Second one-dayer at SSC (Colombo)
• Feb 06: Third one-dayer at SSC (Colombo)

ICC World Cup 2011 Warm-up Game Schedule

World Cup 2011 Warm-up Game Fixtures (All timings are mentioned in GMT+05:30)

Timing	Teams	Venue	Results
Sat Feb 12 09:30 AM	West Indies v Kenya	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sat Feb 12 09:30 AM	Sri Lanka v Netehrlands	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Sat Feb 12 (D/N) 14:00 PM	Bagladesh v Canada	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Sat Feb 12 (D/N) 14:30 PM	Ireland v New Zealand	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Sat Feb 12 (D/N) 14:30 PM	South Africa v Zimbabwe	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Feb 13 (D/N) 14:30 PM	India v Australia	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue Feb 15 09:30 AM	Zimbabwe v Ireland	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Tue Feb 15 09:30 AM	Kenya v Netherlands	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Tue Feb 15 (D/N) 14:00 PM	Bangladesh v Pakistan	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Tue Feb 15 (D/N) 14:30 PM	Australia v South Africa	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Wed Feb 16 09:00 AM	England v Canada	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Wed Feb 16 09:30 AM	Sri Lanka v West Indies	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Feb 16 (D/N) 14:30 PM	India v New Zealand	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Fri Feb 18 (D/N) 14:00 PM	England v Pakistan	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Zimbabwe All-rounder Ervine Leaves World Cup 2011

Harare: All-rounder Sean Ervine pulled out of Zimbabwe's squad for personal reasons on Wednesday, dealing the team's World Cup hopes a major blow.

Ervine quit English County side Hampshire two weeks ago to play for Zimbabwe for the first time in seven years, but he intended to return to Britain. His younger brother Craig remained in the World Cup squad.

Sean Ervine was replaced by Tinotenda Mawoyo, an opening batsman and wicketkeeper who received two one-day international caps against Bangladesh in 2006.

Zimbabwe head selector Alistair Campbell said he was saddened by Ervine's withdrawal.

"Zimbabwe Cricket was very excited about Sean coming back into the setup. However, he may not have realized that international cricket is a lot harder than he remembers," Campbell said in a statement.

"He has lived a very comfortable life in county cricket for the last six years and obviously decided at the last minute he might not be up to the challenges of international cricket after all."

The 28-year-old Ervine played five Tests and 42 one-dayers from 2001-04, until he was involved in a players' dispute with national cricket administrators and left the country.

Mawoyo, 25, captained Zimbabwe under-19s at the 2003 Youth World Cup in Bangladesh, and was stripped of the Zimbabwe A captaincy for disciplinary reasons in 2007.

He has been enjoying good first-class form of late, and was named as a non-traveling reserve for the World Cup.

Zimbabwe open against defending champion Australia on February 21 at Ahmedabad, and was in Group A beside New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Canada

'Yuvraj and Pathan crucial for India at World Cup'

India have the combination to gain  their first ODI World Cup trophy in 28 years but the form of temperamental batsman Yuvraj Singh and explosive all-rounder Yusuf Pathan will prove decisive, says 1983 World Cup winning team's member Dilip Vengsarkar. Vengsarkar feels the team under Mahendra Singh Dhoni has the credentials to go all the way in the event commencing February 19 in the sub-continent. "India is numero uno at present. It's one of the best teams in world cricket at present. India will be playing at home and that's a huge advantage. Unlike the team of 1983, India has been the number one team for the last four years or so and are the strong favourites to win the World Cup. We had a similar sort of combination in 1987 but failed in the semis," Vengsarkar said. Asked about the x-factor in the team, he said it could be either Yuvraj or Pathan, both powerful hitters of the ball. "It will be either Yuvraj or Yusuf Pathan," he said. Vengsarkar, a former chairman of the selection panel, said the Indian batting line-up has a settled look with a combination of youth and experience. "We have a very strong batting line up with (Virender) Sehwag, (Sachin) Tendulkar,  (Gautam) Gambhir, Yuvraj (Singh), Yusuf (Pathan) all in great form," he said. Vengsarkar felt the wickets at this time of the year would help India's slow bowlers in the middle overs. "They will be drier in the month of March and that will surely help Indian spinners in the middle overs," he said. Vengsarkar also tipped holders Australia, who have slid steeply down the Test ranks, Sri Lanka and South Africa to make the last four in cricket's showpiece. "India, Sri Lanka, Australia and South Africa," he said when asked who will make it to the semifinals. Looking back at the 1983 World Cup triumph, Vengsarkar said the turning point of the campaign by Kapil's Devils that ended with the epoch-making 43-run shock victory over then defending champions West Indies in the summit clash of the World Cup was the peaking of the squad at the most opportune time. "I guess India peaked at the right time. Surely, the win in the first game versus the West Indies (was crucial) and the form of every batsman and bowler was important to beat the Australians and England later to reach the final. It got the team into the winning mode," said the former India captain. Kapil Dev and his men turned the formbook upside down by defeating the mighty Clive Lloyd-led West Indies twice in three encounters during the mega event in England, including in the final on June 25 at the Lord's to usher in a new era in Indian cricket. Vengsarkar was badly injured during the campaign when the fastest member of the fearsome West Indian pace battery  the late Malcolm Marshall  struck him on his chin for which he needed seven stitches ruling him out till the semi-final. The 54-year-old former batsman felt the victory over the seemingly invincible West Indies of those days at Berbice in Guyana when India visited the Caribbean for a full tour prior to the Cup, was also crucial as it broke the myth that Lloyd's Tigers were unbeatable. "It (win by 34 runs at Old Trafford) gave us a lot of confidence to beat the best in the business in the opener. The strategy to bat first and put the strong West Indies batting line up under pressure worked, for they look vulnerable when put under pressure. "In one-dayers, it is important to play well on the particular day, for a team however good it is, if it plays badly, does not get another chance to come back into the game. Of course, the win at Berbice was crucial as myth of the West Indians being invincible was dispelled." West Indies were the top team in world cricket in both Tests and ODIs at that time while Australia and England were also tipped for the title. Vengsarkar said the Indians were the dark horses. "Well, the West Indies were the best team in world cricket then and they were dominating both forms of the game. The Australians and England too were very good and were tipped to win the World Cup. As far as India was concerned, we were the dark horses," said Vengsarkar, who played 116 Tests and 129 ODIs including in three World Cup campaigns. "Kapil was outstanding. He was at the peak of his career. Besides Kapil, we had batsmen who could bowl effectively in English conditions, as most of them had been playing in Club cricket in the UK for many years. The new ball attack had Kapil, Balwinder Sandhu, Madan Lal and Roger Binny besides Mohinder Amarnath with his slow-medium cutters. "They used the conditions splendidly. Mohinder and Kirti Azad too bowled well when asked to and gave crucial breakthroughs," said Vengsarkar when queried about the critical element in the team's victory surge. Kapil was new to captaincy but overall did very well to lead from the front. Being in such a great form helped him as well," Vengsarkar pointed out. The format for the eight-team event  in which each team played every other in its group twice in the league leading to the semis - was also good for all the teams for making a comeback in the competition after a loss, Vengsarkar felt. "Not only India but it helped every team, for if a team faltered in one match, it had the chance to come back into the competition," he said to a question whether the Indians benefited from the format. Recalling the chin injury against Marshall in the return clash against the West Indies at The Oval, which India lost by 66 runs, Vengsarkar said the setback forced him to miss one of the defining moments of the Cup campaign three days later at Tunbridge Wells. "It was disappointing, for I was playing well at the time I was hit on the chin by a Marshall delivery and had to retire. The players who replaced me gave a very good account of themselves and though I was fit for the final it was on the cards that the winning combination would play and rightly so," he said. He said Kapil's unforgettable 175 not out against minnows Zimbabwe, which he missed as he had been advised complete rest, should be counted as the best knock in the competition in the context of the situation as India were deep in the hole at 17-5 and recovered to make 266-8 before winning by 31 runs. "Without a doubt. Unfortunately I did not travel with the team as I had seven stitches on my chin and the doctors in London had advised me complete rest," Vengsarkar said. "It must be one of the greatest knocks ever played in the history of one-day cricket. Later he came out and bowled 12 effective overs to win the game for India," he recalled.

I haven't been approached by Kochi: Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, who was ignored by IPL franchises at the players' auction.The most successful India captain, who found no takers from the 10 franchises in the IPL auction, said it was a media speculation that he was in talks with the team owned by Rendezvous Sports.

"I don't know much about Kochi, it seems you guys know more... Well till now, I've not been approached by any team," Ganguly told reporters during a promotional programme here.

The selected names of umpires for ICC WC'11

Enamul Haque to officiate at the World Cup: 5 from Australia, 6 from Asia, 3 from England, 2 from New Zealand and 1 each from South Africa and West Indies.

Australia Simon Taufel Steve Davis Rod Tucker Daryl Harper Bruce Oxenford New Zealand Billy Bowden Tony Hill South Africa Marais Erasmus Pakistan Aleem Dar Asad Rauf

India Shavir Tarapore Amish Saheba England Ian Gould Richard Kettleborough Nigel Llong Sri Lanka Asoka de Silva Kumar Dharmasena West Indies Billy Doctrove

Get the Squad of all 14 teams for the ICC World Cup 2011

India: M.S.Dhoni (Captain & WK), Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, R. Ashwin, P.Chawla, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel.

South Africa: Graeme Smith (Captain), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers (WK), JP Douminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk (WK).

Australia: Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (WK), Ricky Ponting (Captain), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Cameron White, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger. 

England: Andrew Strauss (Captain), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior (WK), Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (Captain & WK), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Raqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (Captain), James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Jesse Ryder, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock, Nathan McCullum, Brendon McCullum (WK), Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Hamish Bennett, Tim Southee

West Indies: Darren Sammy (Captain), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Carlton Baugh (WK), Andre Rusell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Adrian Barath.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (WK), Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmed Shehzad.

Canada: Ashish Bagai (Captain & WK), Rizwan Cheema (VC), Harvir Baidwan, Nitish Kumar, Hiral Patel, Tyson Gordon, Henry Osinde, John Davison, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Parth Desai, Karl Whatham, Khurram Chohan, Jimmy Hansra, Zubin Surkari, Balaji Rao.

Netherlands: Peter Borren (Captain), Wesley Baressi (WK), Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Adeel Raja, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Swarczynski, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent

Ireland: William Porterfield (Captain), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Niall O'Brien (WK), Kevin O'Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson (wk), Andrew White, Ed Joyce.

Kenya: Jimmy Kamande (Captain), Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, David Obuya, Collins Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Tamnay Mishra, Rakep Patel, Maurice Ouma, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno, Peter Ongondo, Shem Ngoche, James Ngoche

Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (Captain), Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Tino Mawoyo, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Raymond Price, Edward Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams

Netherlands Team Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Peter Borren (Capt), Wesley Baressi (wk), Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Adeel Raja, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Swarczynski, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent