Whatmore in search of T2O players – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davenell-Frederick-Whatmore-c52571, has opted to take full advantage of the cricketing break and arrived in Rawalpindi to watch the on-going Faysal Bank Super 8 T2O Cup at Rawalpindi stadium.
Whatmore, who returned successful after his first assignment of 2012 Asia Cup, is free for the next couple of months and in the mean time, is eager to train the emerging talents in order to build a strong team for the Men In Green’s T20 assignments later
in the year.
The 58-year-old has reserved the rights of selecting his own group of players - a clause in his contract with the PCB. It is therefore a big opportunity for the youngsters to gain the attention of the highly experienced mentor.
“Any player who impresses the coach will boost his chances of playing in the World Twenty20 because Whatmore will have a say in selection matters,” said a PCB official.
The tournament kicked off on March 25, featuring eight domestic teams which are divided into two groups. The teams are representing six cities of the country and further include many renowned players – the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604, who are playing from their respective
cities.
The exciting event will last one week , with two matches being played each day. The final will be played on Sunday April 1, 2012.
Pakistan, despite of having some solid T20 players are occupying the seventh position in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 T20 ranking. They won the 2009 World T20 Cup, and finished runners up in 2007 and reached the semi-final stage in 2010.
Whatmore, who played seven Test matches, is very committed in lifting the team’s overall performances, as he is familiar with the enigmatic nature of the Pakistan Team. He is well known for tough training regimes and has been successful in the past – guiding
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 during his tenure.
The former Australian batsman has expressed his contentment over the team’s performance during the recently concluded mega event in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, however, still considers a lot of improvement is required in order to develop a consistent and efficient eleven.
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