Friday, May 29, 2009

Indian Team leave for T20 World cup

Mumbai: Indian Cricket team today left for England ICC World Cup Twenty20. Before leaving skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni assured cricket fans of repeating the magic.

Mahi said that his team would deliver the best.

Addressing a press conference, he said, “The team has always put in the best efforts. We will deliver our 100 percent in the tournament and hope to retain the title.”

Looking vigorously confident Dhoni said, ‘The team is in good form and IPL has surely helped us to prepare for the World Cup.'

Dhoni had full confidence on his boys which was very well seen when he talked about them. Talking of his team, Dhoni said, ‘I am confident that our fast bowlers will help the team to perform well in the tournament. The pitches in England also facilitate fast bowlers to perform.'

Dhoni is one captain who is credited to have instilled confidence in the players in the worst of the times. He said, ‘Every team has talent but the team that can handle pressure will emerge as the winner.'


The tournament will be played from June 5 to June 21. India will play its first match against Bangladesh on June 6.

Will Team India repeat its magic of winning the ICC World Cup Twenty20? Having done so in 2007, this seems to be the biggest question dogging the minds of Indian Cricket fans and bookmakers as Team India leaves for England on Friday afternoon.

This one would be really challenging for Dhoni's brigade keeping in mind the fatigue team must be undergoing due to continuous tours. The non-stop ride began in February with a full tour of New Zealand, after which the players went to South Africa for Indian Premier League. Dhoni's team returned home just for three days after IPL when they are all set to take off for England.

The officials admit that busy schedule and heavy workload is a cause of concern for the team but the team looks high in its confidence level after playing so much of international Cricket.

India has a good Twenty20 record which makes Team India the favourites in the tournament as Dhoni's boys are well-equipped to handle pressure after having huge successes in past few years.

Team India: MS Dhoni (Captain), Virendra Sehwag (Vice Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, RP Singh, Ravindra Jadega, Pragyan Ojha and Irfan Pathan.

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