Champions League T20 – Qualifiers - Preview - Part 2
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While little is expected from them, they still have plenty of talent to count on. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Maxwell-c60189. Both were below-par in the World T20, but remain match-winners on any given day. Mascarenhas described the former as a legend, but admitted that Afridi’s strength lies in his ability to take wickets. Anything else will be a bonus.
On the whole, he sees the tournament as an opportunity for the county to make their presence felt against some of the elite domestic sides. "We want to give ourselves a huge chance to do well," Mascarenhas said. "As cricketers, we want to do is play in front of big crowds and play in big tournaments and this is another opportunity."
Pool 2 - Yorkshire Carnegie (England), Trinidad & Tobago (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760), Uva Next (Sri Lanka)
The other qualifying pool pits http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c9347220 runners-up, with West Indies’ T&T and the inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League champions, Uva Next.
Yorkshire remain the least fancied side in this pool, with most of their players yet to taste international success. A couple who have, the likes of Jonny Bairstow (wrist injury) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 tour), have been ruled out owing to respective concerns.
"Other teams have people from all over the place and but with us, it's pretty much our domestic team that's here and we see that as a plus in the tournament," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 skipper.
Even their Australian coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jason-Neil-Gillespie-c66461, was skeptical about his side’s chances. "We have nothing to lose in this tournament. No-one is expecting a lot of us. We're quite comfortable with that."
They will still be banking on the power-hitting of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 in the FL T20 final with an unbeaten 72. His knowledge of playing on Proteas pitches could prove key for his county.
The team then further has a good blend of experience, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 Root, who will be tested when they will kick-start the edition by taking on Uva Next.
The team from the Lankan shore will certainly bank on their overseas players. Andrew McDonalds, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Seekkuge-Prasanna-c89140.
The final team is from Caribbean, T&T, who have been the most followed side – other than IPL franchises – in the competition owing to their dynamic displays in the opening season where they finished runners up to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823.
Though they have been considerably weakened, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869 opting to play for their IPL franchises, they still offer plenty due to their never-say-die attitude.
Their preparations however, have stalled after many players decided to boycott the event, only to settle later, over some monetary disputes. With the national team lifting the World T20, mood will be sky high and one expects them to play will their usual, Caribbean flair.
The team will welcome http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jason-Nazimuddin-Mohammed-c66460.
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