Twenty 20 is most popular,quick and glamorous form of cricket.The idea of a shortened format of the game at a professional level was discussed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) first in 1998 and then subsequently in 2001. When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB needed another one-day competition to fill its place.
On international level,first t20 match was played between Australia and Newzealand on 17 February 2005.
The popularity of this form of cricket increased rapidly after first T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament which was held in South Africa in 2007..
The final of this tournament was played between India and Pakistan.Remember these were two teams which were kicked out from very first round of ICC World Cup 2007 played in West Indies.After a thrilling match,India won this match by 5 runs.Therefore first trophy of this Tournament Gone to India.
After 2 years this Tournament is again playing in land of England. The arrangement of teams in 4 groups are as follow.
Group A=India,Bangladesh,Ireland
Group B=Pakistan,England,Netherlands
Group C=Australia,Srilanka,West Indies
Group D=Newzealand,SouthAfrica,Scotland
Although India,Pakistan and Australia are hot favourite for this tournamnet yet it is difficult to tell anything about this form of cricket Pakistan squad consist of Following players Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Ahmed Shehzad, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Shahzaib Hasan, Mohammad Aamir.
Shoiab Akhtar who is famous for his fast bowling is again unfit and therefore he is not playing this tournament On paper,Pakistan is strong team of the tournament but matches can only be won with performance.Younis khan,the captain of Pakistan team, is confident that his team will show good performance in this tournament and will win this Tournament
May Allah Succeed Pakistan in winning this Tournament.
-Pakistan Blog
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