The exciting cricket festival is underway in the West Indies after the successful end of Indian Premier League this year. The ICC T20 Cricket World Cup is offering cricket players the chance to represent their countries on the world stage. Audiences are expecting an entertainment packed event with their favorite sportsmen coming into action. The previous T20 World Cups were won by India and Pakistan respectively. Some commentators believe that the Indian cricket team will have a slight edge over the others as they have been playing T20 cricket for the last two months. However, no one knows who will be the winner or the loser. Television channels are beaming intense discussions where former cricket legends are discussing team strengths, comparing current performances and future expectations. Teams from Asia fare better in T20 cricket as the last two world cup finals have had Asian teams. Cricket is a game of teamwork and T20 offers players the chance to adjust in a short span of 20 overs.
In this T-20 world cup tournament, teams have been divided into four groups. Each group contains three teams each, out of which only the top two will progress to the next stage. People from all around the world are going to West Indies to watch this awesome event to catch the players live in action. However, it has been reported that rain might disturb the schedule of the tournament. The rain factor will bring in unexpected results for the teams. It is also being discussed that the Australian cricket team will be the toughest of all in this competition. However, they are facing some serious problems with a number of young players in the team along with some disciplinary and injury issues.
Similarly, the Pakistan Cricket Board has taken some disciplinary actions against senior players of the squad. These factors are likely to affect Pakistan's performance in the tournament. For the fist time in the history of cricket, 12 teams will compete in an ICC tournament that includes a team from Afghanistan as well. Similarly, Ireland's cricket team will also take part for this years T-20 tournament. Afghanis are very confident but their coach is under pressure by virtue of facing tough teams in their group that includes India and South Africa. ICC officials have made an intelligent distribution of teams in the form of groups.
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