ICC World Twenty20, 2009 - Group B

..and Britons never, never, never, never shall be slaves.

your all slaves of the ZOG.

buckSH wrote:your all slaves of the ZOG.

King Zog who filled the vacant throne of Albania, previously declined by C.B.Fry, perhaps?

Allan D wrote:

JKLever wrote:

doremi wrote:or West Indies TBH. But it's Tbloody20, so all of the above can happen.

We can beat any of SA,Ind or WI over 20 overs playing at home.

Anyone who says different has their head up their arse.

"...and Britons never, never, never, never shall be slaves"

A true patriot as always, JK, and I salute you.

Why thankyee.

Of course all those sides are probably better than us but fark, it's T20 we can certainly beat them. We beat India 3-2 and SA 4-0 the last time they visited these shores for ODI's so why not?

And i'm the forum pessimist.

Of course we can beat anyone on our day, anyone can beat anyone on their day at 20/20. It's a lottery (albeit a lottery where better sides have marginally favourable odds compared to less good sides).

Good win here...much needed

The PAK bowling attack was always going to be too strong for the Dutch

Mak- Athers and Bumble are both very good commentators, Athers is an excellent writer as well.

The One wrote:if i understand correctly the groups are

india
england
windies
south africa

ireland
pakistan
lanka
new zealand

irrespective of the nrr

the first group easily the more difficult. india, windies and saffrica all have good chances of going all the way

This page makes it a bit clearer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_ICC_World_Twenty20

Arafat and Tanvir are both injured...

I wonder if Pakistan can sneak in Rana and A Razzaq in the squad.

So farewell Dirk Nannes, andthe other worthy successors of De Ruyter of Vlissingen.

Doei en dank u wel, moedige Oranjes.

The cheeseheads will be back....in the next World Cup.


Something tells me Ireland and the Netherlands should play small ODI series against the big teams.


For improvement purposes.

What about a Trio (or is that Troilism) Contest with Wales?

BTW if they can drop class batsman like Yousuf for his fielding then what the heck in Butt doing in the team?

PlanetPakistan wrote:BTW if they can drop class batsman like Yousuf for his fielding then what the heck are Butt, Akmal, Gul, Tanvir, and Ajmal doing in the team?

Fixed.

The One wrote:the positions in the group stages dont matter. the seeding remains the same. india will remain A1 even if they lose to ireland and so forth

I'm glad one other person on this board was aware of that.

Allan D wrote:

buckSH wrote:your all slaves of the ZOG.

King Zog who filled the vacant throne of Albania, previously declined by C.B.Fry, perhaps?

I haven't instructed the generals to start drawing up the invasion plans yet...

PeterCS wrote:So farewell Dirk Nannes, andthe other worthy successors of De Ruyter of Vlissingen.

Doei en dank u wel, moedige Oranjes.

Goed gedaan en we zien jullie in twee jaar terug. Ik hoop dat jullie de volgende keer de kloten van de Paksters uitpersen.

Are you Dutch by any chance, Peter?

Die kaaskoppe is kak.

Dankie

OK, the Paksters are through, but had it been another opponent, their atrocious fielding would have sent them home. Having said that, I do believe it was an aberration. They are a little better than what was shown.

Paksters are ring rusty judging by their sloppy fielding.
In Umar Gul they have a bloody good death bowler who takes wickets ... and their spinners are no pushovers either.
This comp is an open contest ... no denying it.

Ex-ICL player Razzaq set for international return
Osman Samiuddin

June 10, 2009
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The PCB has decided to call up Abdul Razzaq to replace one of its two injured players in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20. The request, if accepted, will make Razzaq the first former ICL player to return to international cricket.

The request was sent to the ICC's technical committee and, though there's no official confirmation it has been accepted, sources close to the Pakistan camp and the player claimed it had.

"We have made a request to the ICC for Abdul Razzaq as a replacement," Ejaz Butt, the PCB chairman, told Cricinfo. "He is an allrounder and we've requested he replace Arafat, who is also an allrounder."

A source close to the player also confirmed that Razzaq had been contacted by the board and apprised of the situation.

While both Yasir Arafat and Sohail Tanvir are carrying injuries, Arafat's hamstring strain seems the more serious and Razzaq would represent a like-for-like change in that he is an allrounder.

Razzaq was one of several ex-ICL players granted amnesty by the PCB a few weeks back, shortly after the Indian board set the ball rolling for players to come in from the unofficial league. Other boards followed suit; some set a 'cooling off' period in place, while others like the PCB said they would handle each player on a case-by-case basis.

Ironically, Razzaq's name was on the original list of 30 probables the PCB had sent to the ICC in early April - before the BCCI announce the amnesty - but the board u-turned and scratched his name off because the ICC objected to his ICL status. And with more irony, the comeback completes a full circle of sorts for Razzaq: it was only after being overlooked for the 2007 World Twenty20 squad that he decided to turn his back on Pakistan cricket. He lambasted the team's set-up at the time, claiming he had been treated badly and then retired from international cricket, before taking back his announcement.

Pakistan will welcome back Razzaq's skills. He was one of the ICL's most valuable players, leading his franchise Hyderabad to the title in the first season and a runners-up spot the second time round. His form in the recently-concluded domestic Twenty20 was outstanding as well and limited-overs competitions in England hold special memories. It was in the 1999 World Cup that Razzaq first announced himself as a major talent, picking up a bundle of wickets and scoring some crucial runs, often at one down.
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Good to see the ICL players coming back- i hope Rana Naved comes in for Tanvir

I would have A Razzaq open the batting and drop Butt

Last time I saw Razzaq play, he was being abused left right and centre by his former Pakistani teammates in the ICL. Clearly he'll be a boon for team harmony......

Trev, Cric Aus will be hoping Pakistan have lots of moments like that. Given how little Test cricket they've played recently it's about the only way they'll draw a crowd to the Boxing Day Test this year.

'Come and see if Australia need to beat Pakistan, or if they can defeat themselves'

Harsh lad.

Merlin in suck up to Pakistan shocker...

Razzaq's been approved.

DJ_Smerk wrote:Merlin in suck up to Pakistan shocker...

Let's hope Darryl Hare isn't reading this!
Seriously though ... they're in such a piss poor S8 group, they ought to sail through.
Just as long as they avoid trying to hit every ball for 6 or 4 and keep it sensible, yes, I think they could make the final.