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New Zealand’s World Twenty20 opener against Scotland at the Oval on Saturday promises to be a low key affair - and that is, you suspect, just the way the Black Caps want it.
Star performers Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan are almost certain to miss out when India open the defence of their World Twenty20 title against Bangaldesh on Saturday.
Hosts England open the ICC World Twenty20 against outsiders the Netherlands at Lord’s on Friday in a match they dare not lose and the Dutch hope they might win.
In contrast to the ebullience of some of the other Twenty20 World Cup contenders, England open the tournament on Friday almost apologising for their presence.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has urged his team to show “mental strength and fortitude” at the Twenty20 World Cup after the trauma of Lahore this year when the team bus was attacked by armed militants.
Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle will know he is doing a good job for his side during the Ashes if English crowds start getting on his back.
Twenty20, once the cheeky, brash upstart of world cricket, firmly joins the establishment from Friday when Lord’s stages the opening match of the 2009 world championship.
England looked to have found the solution to their opening problems at the ICC World Twenty20 as Luke Wright and Ravi Bopara led them to a nine-wicket warm-up thrashing of the West Indies here at Lord’s.
Brilliant batting from Rohit Sharma saw defending champions India to a crushing nine-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Tuesday.