Sunday, August 12, 2007

South Africa team announced 15-member team for Twenty20

Twenty20 is the short version of 50 over match. As it is short version of ODI match so, every team gives more concern in their batting line up to make a big score. In this tournament which team will make a big chasing score, only they have possibility to get win.
Twenty20 world championship is so closer. South Africa is the host of this tournament. This tournament will be held on three stadiums. Twelve country will take participate in this tournament.
Being host country, South Africa is the most possible country to get twenty20 world cup trophy. Ahead of the twnenty20 world cup championship, selectors of South African team have announced a squad of 15-member where lot of new players have been added. South African veteran player Jacque Kallis has been omission from twenty20 tournament. For his low scoring in world cup cricket and bad performance bound the selectors to do this type of hard and difficult work.
IOL reported:
Notable omissions were the exclusion of star batsman Jacques Kallis, often unable to up his scoring rate, and World Cup fast bowlers Charl Langeveldt and Andre Nel. Places were found for the Titans aggressive opening batsman Goolam Bodi, emerging talents JP Duminy and Vernon Philander, Eagles all-rounder Johan van der Wath, overlooked for the World Cup, and fast bowler Morne Morkel, who made a promising debut at the recent Afro-Asia cup and in the Test series last summer.

Twenty20 Squad of South Africa team: Graeme Smith (captain), Goolam Bodi, Loots Bosman, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Hersechelle Gibbs, Justin Kemp, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Vernon Philander, Shaun Pollock, Thandi Tshabalala, Johan van der Wath.

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