As an upset for the Indian Cricket team which is to tour for a Test series in Sri Lanka as Zaheer Khan, the Indian spear heard pacer was ruled out with a shoulder injury.  The tour includes three Tests, followed by a tri-series in Dambulla, also involving New Zealand. (more…)

The Bangladesh team has included a number of new faces in the team. Alok Kapali, Shahriar Nafees and Aftab Ahmed are set to return to the team.

The selectors have included many youngsters including Mohammad Elias, Alauddin Babu, Faisal Hossain Mithun Ali, Shamsur Rahman, Mohammed Sohrawordi, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Jahirul Islam Nasir Hossain, Rony Talukder and Robiul Islam.

Good news for them is that Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammad Ashraful are back in the squad.

Here is the 20 man squad–

Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Ashraful, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Shahadat Hossain Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Syed Rasel, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kopali, Nazmul Hossain, Dolar Mahmud, Mahbubul Alam, Faisal Hossain, Mithun Ali, Shamsur Rahman, Mohammed Sohrawordi, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Jahirul Islam, Nasir Hossain, Rony Talukder, Robiul Islam, Mohammad Elias and Alauddin Babu.

Yet another out of form team surely will look to tighten their screws and will try to play good cricket. The England Board has announced their 30 man Probables for the T20 World Cup which will take place from April 30th in the Caribbean Islands.

The squad which will be reduced to 15 on the March 30th includes some uncapped players in the list including Steven Finn (Middlesex), Michael Lumb (Hampshire), Peter Trego (Somerset), David Wainwright (Yorkshire) and Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).

Paul Collingwood remains the Captain of the squad.

Here is the squad–

Paul Collingwood (Durham, captain)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
Ravi Bopara (Essex)
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Steven Davies (Surrey)
Joe Denly (Kent)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Craig Kieswetter (Somerset)
Michael Lumb (Hampshire)
Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire)
Dimitri Mascarenhas (Hampshire)
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Graham Onions (Durham)
Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
Liam Plunkett (Durham)
Matt Prior (Sussex)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Owais Shah (Middlesex)
Ajmal Shahzad (Yorkshire)
Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)
Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire)
James Tredwell (Kent)
Peter Trego (Somerset)
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
David Wainwright (Yorkshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Luke Wright (Sussex)
Michael Yardy (Sussex)

Thanks for the squad ECB website.

Speedster Shoaib Akthar has this time too not been considered in the squad of probables for the T20 World Cup.

With him, the injured Sohail Tanveer too will miss out the T20 World Cup.

PCB Chief Ejaz Butt has told that Sohail Tanveer is undergoing treatment and won’t be able to play this year’s World Cup.

There are even some new names in the squad.

Here goes the squad—

Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Hafeez, Salman Butt, Shahzaib Hassan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Naveed Yasin, Hasan Raza, Kamran Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Hammad Azam, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Abdul Rehman, Kamran Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Zulqarnain Haider

Injuries after injuries for the fastest bowler Brett Lee. But he has managed to have his name in for the T20 World Cup which will take place this May in the Caribbean Islands.

With him is the Australian Pacer, Nathan Bracken who too is back after a heap of injuries.

Lee had recently retired from the longer form of cricket and told he will focus on the shorter versions.

The Australian Board has given a chance to the 35 year old Brad Hodge.

There are 4 new names in the squad. CSK player and Tasmanian Captain George Bailey, his team mate Xavier Doherty, the Victorian John Hastings and Queenslander Ben Cutting are the newbies in the Probables.

Here goes the squad—

Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey, Travis Birt, Doug Bollinger, Nathan Bracken, Daniel Christian, Ben Cutting, Xavier Doherty, Brad Haddin (wk), Ryan Harris, John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, Moises Henriques, Brad Hodge, James Hopes, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Andrew McDonald, Shaun Marsh, Clint McKay, Dirk Nannes, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith, Shaun Tait, Adam Voges, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White.