ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - - Mashrafe Mortaza Excluded From Final 15-men Squad Due to Injury Issues

Bangladesh have to drop pace leader Mashrafe Mortaza today for the World Cup due to persistent worries over his fitness for next month's mega event.

Mashrafe Mortaza, the 27-year-old former captain, who sustained an injury in his right knee during a domestic match in December, was excluded from the final 15-man squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Top order batsman Shahriar Nafees was also considered in the final fifteen after being dropped for the home series against Zimbabwe.

The squad, led by Shakib Al Hasan, also includes former captain Mohammad Ashraful, under whom Bangladesh won the cricket gold medal at the Asian Games in November.

Bangladesh are placed with India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Ireland and Netherlands in the round-robin group B from which four teams will qualify for the quarter-finals.

Bangladesh will take on India in the tournament opener in Dhaka on February 19.

Bangladesh final squad includes:

1. Shakib Al Hasan (capt),
2. Tamim Iqbal,
3. Imrul Kayes,
4. Junaid Siddique,
5. Shahriar Nafees,
6. Raqibul Hasan,
7. Mohammad Ashraful,
8. Mushfiqur Rahim,
9. Naeem Islam,
10. Mohammad Mahmudullah,
11. Abdur Razzak,
12. Rubel Hossain,
13. Shafiul Islam,
14. Nazmul Hossain,
15. Suhrawadi Shuvo.

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ICC CWC 2011 - - Final Fifteen Announced by Kenya Includes Shem Ngoche and James Ngoche

NAIROBI — Kenya announced a 15-man squad today for next month's ICC Cricket World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Out of initial 30-men squad; left-arm spinner Hiren Varaiya and seamer Ragheb Aga couldn’t make their place in the final fifteen.

But brothers Shem Ngoche (spinner) and James Ngoche (fast-bowler), who have played for the Under 19 team, have been included.

Kenya’s Final Squad Includes: 

1.      Jimmy Kamande (captain),

2.      Seren Waters,

3.      Alex Obanda,

4.      David Obuya,

5.      Collins Obuya,

6.      Steve Tikolo,

7.      Tanmay Mishra,

8.      Rakep Patel,

9.      Morris Ouma,

10.  Thomas Odoyo,

11.  Nehemiah Odhiambo,

12.  Elijah Otieno,

13.  Peter Ongondo,

14.  Shem Ngoche,

15.  James Ngoche.


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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - - Black Caps 15-men Squad Announced by New Zealand Includes Three Spinners

The Black Caps' 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup starting next month has been announced.

The squad includes three spin bowlers in Daniel Vettori, Nathan McCullum and Luke Woodcock along with young paceman Hamish Bennett.

The squad is:

1.        Daniel Vettori (c),

2.        Hamish Bennett,

3.        James Franklin,

4.        Martin Guptill

5.        Jamie How,

6.        Brendon McCullum,

7.        Nathan McCullum,

8.        Kyle Mills,

9.        Jacob Oram

10.           Jesse Ryder,

11.           Tim Southee,

12.           Scott Styris,

13.           Ross Taylor,

14.           Kane Williamson,

15.           Luke Woodcock.

In a surprising move selector Mark Greatbatch said in a press conference at the Basin Reserve that Jamie How will be the backup wicketkeeper.

The World Cup, hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, starts on February 19.

The Black Caps play Kenya in their opening match in Chennai the next day.

New Zealand are in the same group as Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.

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2011 ICC World Cup - - Pakistan Cricket Board Announced 15-men Squad: Muhammad Yousuf Out, Shoaib Akhtar In captain Still to be Announced

Muhammad Yousuf

Star batsman and former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf will not feature in the ICC Cricket World Cup after Pakistan selectors left the batsman out of their 15-man squad announced on Tuesday.

Muhammad Yousuf, the 36-year-old veteran of 90 tests and 288 one-day internationals, has represented Pkaistan in the last three World Cups.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has yet to announce the captain of the side for the mega event being held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from February 19.

The squad includes all the players who will play a six-match one-day series against New Zealand under the captaincy of Shahid Afridi from January 22.

While Muhammad Yousuf will miss the tournament, the selectors showed their faith with 35-year-old fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who will be appearing in his fourth World Cup.

Shoaib Akhtar has been a regular feature of the T20 and ODI teams since last year and will lead a pace attack that also includes Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir and Wahab Riaz.

Pakistan are in Group A with Australia, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Kenya and Canada. They will play their group matches in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan squad includes:

1.      Mohammad Hafeez,

2.      Ahmed Shehzad,

3.      Younus Khan,

4.      Misbah-ul-Haq,

5.      Umar Akmal,

6.      Asad Shafiq,

7.      Kamran Akmal,

8.      Shahid Afridi,

9.      Abdul Razzaq,

10.  Abdul Rehman,

11.  Saeed Ajmal,

12.  Shoaib Akhtar,

13.  Umar Gul,

14.  Wahab Riaz,

15.  Sohail Tanvir.


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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - - Fifteen-men Australian Squad Finalized by Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP)

Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel (NSP) announced today a 15-men squad for next month’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The squad includes:

1. Ricky Ponting (Captain)
2. Michael Clarke (Vice Captain)
3. Doug Bollinger
4. Brad Haddin
5. John Hasting
6. Nathan Hauritz
7. David Hussey
8. Mike Hussey
9. Mitchell Johnson
10. Brett Lee
11. Tim Paine
12. Steve Smith
13. Sahun Tait
14. Shane Watson
15. Cameron White

This 15-men squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 less Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey will also be squad that will play the remainder of Commonwealth bank Series against England. The next fixture of the series is scheduled on Friday at Bellerive Oval.

Australia has been placed in Group A of ICC Cricket World Cup and will play Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Canada and Pakistan during the first phase of the mega event.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: Group A Match Schedule for Australia

21 Feb             v. Zimbabwe               Ahmedabad, India

25 Feb             v. New Zealand          Nagpur, India

05 Mar             v. Sri Lanka                 Colombo, Sri Lanka

13 Mar             v. Kenya                      Banglore, India

16 Mar             v. Canada                    Banglore, India

19 Mar             v. Pakistan                   Colombo, Sri Lanka




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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - - Cleared Players From Suspended Trio Can Be Included in the World Cup Squad, PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Monday said if any of the three suspended players are cleared of spot-fixing charges they can be included in Pakistan's World Cup squad.

The International Cricket Council anti-corruption tribunal is due to announce its verdict on the charges filed against Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir on February 5.

The Pakistani selectors will announce the final 15-member World Cup squad on January 19.

"The squad is to be announced on January 19 but if any of these players gets a clean chit on February 5 he can be considered for late inclusion in the World Cup squad," Butt told reporters during a visit to Larkana where the PCB is constructing a new stadium in the name of late Benazir Bhutto.

"We have spoken to the ICC about this and they have in principle agreed to consider any late replacements in the final squad," Butt said.

Indications are that the PCB is keeping its fingers crossed that left arm pacer Amir might be cleared off the charges by the tribunal because of his young age (18) and the selectors are ready to include him in the squad even at a late stage.

But Butt made it clear that the final decision would be with the national selectors.

"They have to eventually decide because it is a fact these three have not played any cricket at all since September so that has to be taken into consideration," he said.

The PCB Chairman said that the board was taking various steps to convince the ICC special task team on Pakistan cricket to push for the revival of international cricket in Pakistan.

"At one stage last year their was a strong proposal to bring a world eleven team to Pakistan with players from all Test playing and associate nations but the spot-fixing scandal spoilt everything and now there is no clear deadline when international cricket can resume in Pakistan," he said.




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ICC CWC 2011 - - Indian 15-Member Squad Announced With Inclusion of An Extra Spinner Piyush Chawla

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla has been included in India's 15-member squad for the ICC ODI World Cup picked here on Monday. India begins its campaign against Bangladesh in Dhaka on February 19.

In an attacking move, the selection panel, headed by the former India captain, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, roped in a third specialist spinner ahead of an additional batsman. 

This explains Chawla's inclusion ahead of an extra batsman in shape of Rohit Sharma. Three of India's major opponents in Group ‘B', England, South Africa and the West Indies, do not cope well with leg-spin.

The selectors chose Praveen Kumar as the fourth paceman instead of Sreesanth.

By picking maestro Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Praveen Kumar — all have been under an injury cloud — the selectors have expressed belief that they would recover in time.

The 15-member squad includes: 

1.      M.S. Dhoni (captain),

2.      V. Sehwag (vice-captain),

3.      S. Tendulkar,

4.      G. Gambhir,

5.      Yuvraj Singh,

6.      Suresh Raina,

7.      Virat Kohli,

8.      Yusuf Pathan,

9.      Harbhajan Singh,

10.  R. Ashwin,

11.  P. Chawla,

12.  Zaheer Khan,

13.  Munaf Patel,

14.  Aashish Nehra and

15.  Praveen Kumar.