2011 ICC World Cup squads

Squad of Sri Lankan cricket team for 2011 ICC cricket World Cup

In 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, Sri Lanka after including Chaminda Vaas and Jayasuriya surprisingly in their preliminary squad finally announced their 15-member squad, dropping both the players. Among the veteran players, Muttiah Murlitharan is included in the squad. So here is another chance for Murlitharan to show his magic and claim the second world cup trophy for Sri Lanka after 1996. Sri Lankan cricket team has been performing really strong lately. Due to their performance, Sri Lanka is the leading 4^th team in ICC rankings in test cricket and ranked 3^rd in ODI cricket. Kumara Sangakkara is going to lead the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2011 ICC cricket World Cup. Sangakkara is the captain and wicket keeper of Sri Lankan cricket team and is the backbone of his team in the times of despair. Srilankan Cricket team si one of the best and strongest side in cricket at the moment. The squad of Sri Lankan cricket team for 2011 ICC cricket World Cup is as follows:

1)      Kumar Sangakkara

2)      Thilan Samaraweera

3)      Mahela Jayawardene

4)      Upul Tharanga

5)      Tillakaratne Dilshan

6)      Chamara Kapugedera

7)      Chamara Silva

8)      Angelo Mathews

9)      Lasith Malinga

10)  Dilhara Fernando

11)  Tissara Perera

12)  Nuwan Kulasekara

13)  Ajantha Mendis

14)  Rangana Herath

15)  Muttiah Muralitharan

Australian cricket team squad for World Cup 2011

In 2011 ICC World Cup, Australia is the defending champions and they are so looking to claim it again. The performance of Australian cricket team experienced jolts as they have lost many of their talented players due to injuries. For this very reason, Australian cricket team hasn’t won any tournament in the past four years. However due to the avid determination, the Australian cricket team recovered to beat India in India and England in England. Due to their staunch players, Australian cricket team is considered the unpredictable predator for the opponents. The 2011 ICC World Cup squad of Australian cricket team is:

1)      Ricky Ponting (Captain)

2)      Michael Clarke (VC)

3)      Doug Bollinger

4)      Brad Haddin (wkt)

5)      John Hastings

6)      Nathan Hauritz

7)      David Hussey

8)      Mike Hussey

9)      Mitchell Johnson

10)   Brett Lee

11)   Time Paine (wkt)

12)   Steve Smith

13)   Shaun Tait

14)   Shane Watson

15)   Cameron White

India cricket team squad for ICC World Cup 2011  

The favorites, the former World Champions and host India is going to enter the ICC World Cup 2011 as a true favorite with absolutely fantastic and explosive talent. The recent performance of Indian cricket team against Australia and New Zealand has alarmed the cricket world. The mighty talents like Dhoni, Sehwag, Yuvrag, Raina and Ghambir have strengthened the batting line up for India. On top of it, the world will see the cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar for the last time in this World Cup. The high morale of Indian players and the advantage of home ground for finale of ICC World Cup 2011 will surely lift their motives to win the 2011 ICC World Cup. The final Indian cricket team squad for ICC World Cup 2011 is:

1)      Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain/WK)

2)      Virender Sehwag

3)      Sachin Tendulkar

4)      Gautam Gambhir

5)      Virat Kohli

6)      Yuvraj Singh

7)      Sureh Raina

8)      Harbhajan Singh

9)      Zaheer Khan

10)   Munaf Patel

11)   Praveen Kumar

12)   Yusuf Pathan

13)   Piyush Chawala

14)   R Ashwin

15)   Ashish Nehra

Pakistan Cricket Team Squad for 2011 ICC World Cup 

One of the most unpredictable cricket team Pakistan has finally announced its squad for 2011 ICC World Cup. The most interesting aspect of the announcement is that the captain will be decided later. Pakistan cricket team would most probably be headed by Shahid Afridi.  Unpredictable Shahid Afridi leading the unpredictable Pakistani cricket team! Expect anything. With all the controversies around Pakistan cricket team, the men in green still beat in the hearts of Pakistanis. With players like Abdul Razzaq, Umar Akmal and Umar Gul, Pakistan cricket team could be the most destructive team of the 2011 ICC World Cup. The squad of Pakistan cricket team for 2011 ICC World Cup is:

1)      Shahid Afridi

2)      Misbahul Haq

3)      Kamran Akmal

4)      Mohammad Hafeez

5)      Younis Khan

6)      Asad Shafiq

7)      Umar Akmal

8)      Abdul Razzaq

9)      Abdul Rehman

10)   Saeed Ajmal

11)   Shoaib Akhtar

12)   Umar Gul

13)   Wahab Riaz

14)   Junaid Khan

15)   Ahmad Shahzad

Pakistan Cricket Team has a different kind of character than the other cricketing nations. Although Pakistan Cricket team’s performance is always unpredictable, they are known for holding their nerves at crunch moments. Also, though their batting many times collapses under pressure, they usually happen to find a match saver at the right time. Considering this characteristic, Pakistan Cricket Team always is included in the most important contenders of the cup.

2011 ICC World Cup squad of England cricket team  

One of the favorites for 2011 ICC World Cup is England as they have been performing at their best with a strong batting line up and bowling. In year 2010, England cricket team with their astounding performance won the ICC T20 championship. So the hopes are high among the Britain fans that their team would appease the nation by claiming the 2011 ICC World Cup. One interesting fact about English team is that they are the one who came up with the game of cricket and yet haven’t won the cricket World Cup. The presence of brilliant players like Pieterson, Bell and Luke has ensured that England is going to be a tougher side for every opponent in 2011 ICC World Cup. Let’s have a look on the England cricket team squad for 2011 ICC World Cup:

1)      Andrew Struass (Capts)

2)      James Andreson

3)      Ian Bell

4)      Tim Bresnan

5)      Stuart Broad

6)      Paul Collingwood

7)      Eoin Morgan

8)      Kevin Pietersen

9)      Matt Prior

10)   Ajmal Shahzad

11)   Graeme Swann

12)   James Tredwell

13)   Jonathan Trott

14)   Luke Wright

15)   Michael Yardy

2011 ICC World Cup squad of New Zealand  

New Zealand cricket team could be well defined as the underachievers but with absolutely explosive and mighty talent. Although they have been performing pretty much consistently throughout the history but never made their way through to ICC World Cup finals or claimed the trophy. For this very reason, New Zealand cricket team is known as the ‘Semi-Final Specialists’. In total, New Zealand appeared in four semi-finals of the world cup but never into finals. In 2011 ICC World Cup under the absolute and mature captaincy of Daniel Vettory, New Zealand cricket team is all set to end the hoo-doo of reaching semi final and losing. The cricket experts are much confident about New Zealand claiming the trophy of 2011 ICC World Cup due to the talent in New Zealand team. The 2011 ICC World Cup squad of New Zealand team is:

1)      Daniel Vettori (Capt)

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)   Time Southee

12)   Scott Styris

13)   Ross Taylor

14)   Kane Williamson

15)   Luke Woodcock

2011 ICC World Cup squad of South Africa  

South Africa is currently fighting to be the number one team in test cricket. They are playing against India at the moment and the series so far is the most thrilling cricket experience going around. Although the South African cricket team has all the potential to win the 2011 ICC World Cup but their unpredictable performance in the recent past has made their win claim a little dubious. However with captain like Graeme Smith, anything can be expected. Like England, South Africa has never won the World Cup trophy even after making into semi-finals with their best team and performance. The South African cricket team always chokes its fans by giving away the almost won match. Although they are many times called as chokers for the sam reason, they are always a strong contender for the cup. Same goes for World Cup Cricket 2011.  Let’s see if South Africa chokes its fans with a win this time. The 2011 ICC World Cup Squad of South Africa is:

1)      Graeme Smith )Capt)

2)      Hashim Amla

3)      Johan Botha

4)      AB de Villiers (WK)

5)      JP Duminy

6)      Faf du Plessis

7)      Colin Ingram

8)      Jacques Kallis

9)      Morne Morkel

10)   Wayne Parnell

11)   Robbie Peterson

12)   Dale Steyn

13)   Imran Tahir

14)   Lonwabo Tsotsobe

15)   Morne van Wyk (WK)

2011 ICC World Cup squad of West Indies

In the recent past, West Indies cricket team clearly struggled with their performance due to their on and off player issues. But this does not imply that they don’t have the potential to create upsets and claim an unpredictable win. It is the same West Indies cricket team who won the World Cup twice in years 1975 and 1979. The downfall of West Indies actually started when they lost to India in 1983 and since then their team has been struggling. But as we see the pattern of big teams performances, we can safely say that West Indies might turn the heads around with their explosive talents in’ 2011 ICC World Cup. The squad of West Indies cricket team has been announced for 2011 ICC World Cup. The players are:

1)      Darren Sammy (Capt)

2)      Chris Gayle

3)      Dwayne Bravo

4)      Darren Bravo

5)      Kieron Pollard

6)      Ramnaresh Sarwan

7)      Devon Smith

8)      Sulieman Benn

9)      Nikita Miller

10)   Shivnarine Chanderpaul

11)   Adrian Barath

12)   Andre Rusell

13)   Kemar Roach

14)   Carlton Baugh

15)   Ravi Rampaul

2011 ICC World Cup squad of Kenya  

Kenya qualified for 2011 ICC World Cup in qualifying championship last year by securing 4^th position and made its place in the biggest cricket event. Kenyan cricket team hasn’t been in limelight. However one incident always makes cricket fans dubious about the performance of Kenya and that is their securing semi-final place in 2003 ICC World Cup. Kenya won over Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and created a huge upset by defeating Sri Lanka in 2003 World Cup. Keeping this in mind, one can expect anything from them in 2011 ICC World Cup. 2011 ICC World Cup squad of Kenya cricket team is:

1)      Jimmy Kamande (Capt)

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