Who will be missed in World T-20?

It has only been two years since the inaugural T-20 World Cup was held but a lot has changed. A lot of new names have come up replacing the old names. This blog post is in memory of those great players who will be missed.

Lets start with Australia, the opening duo of Adam Ghilchrist and Mathew Hayden will not be missed by the cricket fans but also by the Australians who have relied upon them in every form of cricket. The dashing openers did have some thing to offer in the recently concluded IPL. And we can only wish to see more of Ghilchrist's thrilling innings and more of Hayden's energy, but as much as wish we may not be able to see either of them. Hats off to both the masters. They will be greatly missed.

Then comes in another great, Shaun Pollock is a house hold name when it comes to cricket in South Africa, his ancestors have played cricket for South Africa and it is no surprise that cricket was infused into his blood ever since. His nippy bowling on the off stump was more than one could ask for. If the word "consistent" ever got tired to stay still in the dictionary, then it could very well be replaced by the word "Shaun Pollock" and mind you it would mean the same. One of the greatest players South Africa has produced who will missed every minute of this T-20 world cup.

New-Zealand will be going in to this world cup without the services of Shane Bond. No, he is not a distant friend of James Bond! Jokes Apart, Shane Bond is a bowler with a class. His speed and accuracy has won New-Zealand many matches. And it would be interesting to see if New-Zealand is able to cope up with this loss in the coming world cup.

Apart from these greats, likes of Imran Nazir, the dashing opener will be missed for his eye stopping shots including the blazing cuts. The opener was left out due to his involvement in ICL. India's angry young man may be Amitabh Bachan, but on cricketing field its none other than Sreesanth, who will not be featuring in this years world cup. A player who has the ability to register some really good shows.

Last but not least, India has also left out Mr. Joginder Sharma, Yes, the same person who literally got India the world cup. His performance in the final match against Pakistan was in the winning cause, particularly his last over against Misbah-Ul-Haq was some thing to talk about.

So have I missed any one, any one at all. I may have, Indeed I have, Shoib Aktar and Mohammad Asif (though both of these players did not feature in the last world cup due to last minute exclusion). Both missed the last world cup due to reasons not related to cricket and its not different this time around. Asif is serving his ban from cricket, while Shoib Aktar has been left out due to an injury.