Cricket at its most exciting
The 2016 ICC World T20 is underway. The formidable teams will aim to give big hit and take many wickets. The T20 form of cricket has been described as the most exciting form of cricket.
The tournament will run until 3 April 2016 and the hosts India will be a threat to all nations, especially because of home ground advantage.
The final match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
The format of the 2016 World Twenty20 follows the the previous format. There are sixteen teams featured, with ten (Super 10) of those qualifying automatically through their status as full members of the ICC. The other six teams made it through the 2015 World T20 qualifiers.
Top 10 rankings: (T20 format)
- India
- South Africa
- West Indies
- New Zealand
- England
- Sri Lanka
- Australia
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
Top T20 batsmen
| Rank | Rating | Name | Country |
| 1 | 868 | Aaron Finch | Australia |
| 2 | 840 | Virat Kohli | India |
| 3 | 795 | Alex Hales | England |
| 4 | 758 | Francois du Plessis | South Africa |
| 5 | 740 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand |
| 6 | 733 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand |
| 7 | 703 | Chris Gayle | West Indies |
| 8 | 698 | Hamilton Masakadza | Zimbabwe |
| 9 | 681 | Mohammad Shahzad | Afghanistan |
| 10 | 665 | Eoin Morgan | England |
With so much skill among these stars, what’s the best way to witness such talent?
The best way would be to be in a box suite at the stadium in India of course, but for majority of cricket enthusiasts, in front of a TV, with your buddies and some beer will have to do. There are various TVs perfect for live matches for sale on bidorbuy.
Top T20 bowlers
| Rank | Rating | Name | Country |
| 1 | 773 | Sunil Narine | West Indies |
| 2 | 765 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India |
| 3 | 675 | Sachithra Senanayake | Sri Lanka |
| 4 | 672 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan |
| 5 | 669 | Graeme Cremer | Zimbabwe |
| 6 | 643 | Mitchell McClenaghan | New Zealand |
| 7 | 641 | Imran Tahir | South Africa |
| 8 | 636 | Dawlat Zadran | Afghanistan |
| 9 | 632 | Ravindra Jadeja | India |
| 10 | 622 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh |
The Proteas will have to look deep and hard to overcome the chokers tag. The South African national cricket team has always been among the favourites to win titles, but have often lacked the big match temperament (BMT), which can lead to them disappointing the nation.
AB de Villiers and the team have declared that they have full intention to win the tournament and prove the critics and doubters wrong. The Proteas’ first match will be on 18 March 2016 against England. The Proteas are the most in-form team going into the tournament, having never won the ICC T20 World Cup before. This is their best shot at it.
The Proteas have been drawn in Group 1 along with England, West Indies, Sri Lanka and winner of the Group B qualifier.
We hope our boys do us proud and bring the title home.
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