Nairobi — Kenya's preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 set to kick-off in sub-continent in February move to high gear next month with the team's tour of India where they will play a couple of friendly matches against both Gujarat and Baroda, from January 5 to 19.
The side also spent three weeks in the High Performance Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, in November where Jonty Rhodes, the best fielder in his heyday worked with the boys fort a fortnight.
From South Africa the squad hosted Uganda in Mombasa in mid this month where they played three one day games, winning the series 2-1.
Kenya's skipper, Jimmy Kamande, said that their journey for the World Cup set for February will start in Dubai on January 28 where they will spent a week in a training camp organised by the ICC.
He said that the team will return to India after Dubai where they will play two warm up matches for World Cup against the West Indies and the Netherlands.
This will be Kenya's fifth consecutive World Cup after making their debut in 1996 where they caused a major upset by beating West Indies by 73 runs.
The Cricket Kenya had earlier released a provisional squad of 30 boys for the World Cup which included virtually all the under-19 boys preparing for the Global Qualifiers set for Ireland mid next year.
According to the release the World Cup squad was to be named mid next month. With the current developments, however, CK might be forced to name the side earlier than they had anticipated.
Missing in the provisional list is the former Kenya's opening batsman and wicket-keeper, Kennedy Obuya, who said that he was highest runners getter in the Nairobi Provisional Cricket Association's super league last season.
Full of all-rounders
Kenya lacks specialised batsmen and as the former national team coach, Mudassar Nazar ones said the problem with the team was that it was full of all-rounders. Obuya shared memorable opening partnerships starting with Dipak Chudassama and lately with Ravindu Shah.
The team is still struggling to get a dependable opening pair which could remain at the crease long enough to allow the new ball lose its shine.
The provisional squad
- Ragheb Aga,
- Duncan Allen,
- Runish Gudhka,
- Jimmy Kamande,
- Irfan Karim,
- Karan Kaul,
- Peter Kituku,
- Alfred Luseno,
- Tamnay Mishra,
- James Ngoche,
- Shem Ngoche,
- Alex Obanda,
- David Obuya,
- Collins Obuya,
- Nehemiah Odhiambo,
- Nelson Odhiambo,
- Thomas Odoyo,
- Lucas Oluoch,
- Peter Ong'ondo,
- Joseph Onyango,
- Lameck Onyango,
- Elijah Otieno,
- Morris Ouma,
- Ken Owino,
- Rakep Patel,
- Vinit Shikotra,
- Steve Tikolo,
- HirenVaraiya,
- Seren Waters,
- Dominic Wesonga
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