Champions League T20

[The_Reaper]

Squads were released on cricinfo

Group A

Kolkata Knight Riders (India): Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Ryan ten Doeschate, Morne Morkel, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell.

Perth Scorchers (Australia): Ashton Agar, Yasir Arafat, Michael Beer, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Brad Hogg, Simon Mackin, Mitchell Marsh, Joel Paris, Craig Simmons, Ashton Turner, Adam Voges, Sam Whiteman.

Dolphins (South Africa): Daryn Smit, Daryn Dupavillon, Cody Chetty, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Khayelihle Zondo, Robbie Frylinck, Morne van Wyk, Kyle Abbott, Craig Alexander, Jonathan Vandiar, Keshav Maharaj, Prenelan Subrayen, Cameron Delport, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sibonelo Makhanya

Chennai Super Kings (India): MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ashish Nehra, Mithun Manhas, R Ashwin, Ishwar Pandey, Pawan Negi, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma, Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, John Hastings, Brendon McCullum, Samuel Badree, Faf du Plessis.

Qualifier

Group B

Kings XI Punjab (India): George Bailey, Thisara Perera, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Karanveer Singh, L Balaji, Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Anureet Singh, Parvinder Awana.

Cape Cobras (South Africa): Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Justin Kemp, Rory Kleinveldt, Charl Langeveldt, Richard Levi, Aviwe Mgijima, Justin Ontong, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Zakhele Qwabe, Omphile Ramela, Stiaan van Zyl, Dane Vilas.

Hobart Hurricanes (Australia): Tim Paine, Jon Wells, Evan Gulbis, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus, Dom Michael, Sam Rainbird, Travis Birt, Doug Bollinger, Aiden Blizzard, Cameron Boyce, Joe Mennie, Ben Laughlin, Ben Dunk, Shoaib Malik

Barbados Tridents (West Indies): Shane Dowrich, Jeevan Mendis, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Jonathan Carter, Neil Mckenzie, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Rayad Emrit, Raymon Reifer, Kyle Mayers, William Perkins, James Franklin, Elton Chigumbura, Dilshan Munaweera.

Qualifier

Qualifying Group

Lahore Lions (Pakistan): Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Siddique Khan, Mohammad Umar Akmal, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Salman Ali, Asif Raza, Mohammad Mustafa Iqbal, Wahab Riaz, Aizaz Cheema, Imran Ali, Saad Naseem, Adnan Rasool, Mohammad Saeed, Ali Manzoor.

Mumbai Indians (India): Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Aditya Tare, Jalaj Saxena, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Michael Hussey, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Lasith Malinga, Marchant de Lange, Lendl Simmons.

Southern Express (Sri Lanka): Kusal Perera, Danushka Gunatilake, Angelo Perera, Jehan Mubarak, Niroshan Dickwella, Dilruwan Perera, Seekuge Prasanna, Ishan Jayaratne, Farvez Maharoof, Kasun Madushanka, Yasoda Lanka, Charith Jayampathi, Sachith Pathirana, Sandaken Lakshen, Tillakaratne Dilshan

Northern Knights (New Zealand): Ish Sodhi, Jono Boult, Brad Wilson, Kane Williamson, Daniel Flynn, BJ Watling, Graeme Aldridge, Anton Devcich, Tim Southee, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Daniel Harris, Scott Styris, Trent Boult, Daniel Vettori.

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Australian Players

Ashton Agar (Perth)
George Bailey (KXI)
Cameron Bancroft (Perth)
Michael Beer (Perth)
Jason Behrendorff (Perth)
Travis Birt (Hobart)
Aiden Blizzard (Hobart)
Doug Bollinger (Hobart)
Cameron Boyce (Hobart)
Hilton Cartwright (Perth)
Nathan Coulter-Nile (Perth)
Pat Cummins (KKR)
Xavier Doherty (Hobart)
Ben Dunk (Hobart)
Evan Gulbis (Hobart)
John Hastings (CSK)
Ben Hilfenhaus (Hobart)
Brad Hogg (Perth)
Michael Hussey (MI)
Mitchell Johnson (KXI)
Ben Laughlin (Hobart)
Simon Mackin (Perth)
Mitchell Marsh (Perth)
Glenn Maxwell (KXI)
Joe Mennie (Hobart)
Dom Michael (Hobart)
Tim Paine (Hobart)
Joel Paris (Perth)
Sam Rainbird (Hobart)
Craig Simmons (Perth)
Ashton Turner (Perth)
Adam Voges (Perth)
John Wells (Hobart)
Sam Whiteman (Perth)

Interesting to see that Coulter-Nile is fit.
Hard to see Perth and Hobart winning but it should be a good experience for many of the younger players. Mitch Marsh will probably bat at 3 or even open.

Perth got paid $200,000 for Cummins and Hobart would have been paid more for Bailey

 

[Cleavy]

I wish that the 'conflicted' players would be able to pick their club team over their IPL team. (and ideally it should just be the winners from each T20 comp. too many runners up and IPL teams)

 

[The_Reaper]

I wish that the 'conflicted' players would be able to pick their club team over their IPL team. (and ideally it should just be the winners from each T20 comp. too many runners up and IPL teams)

They can choose their other team if they want

 

[Cleavy]

They can choose their other team if they want

but no-one ever does... I thought the IPL teams used to have a clause in the contracts, giving them priority (not sure if they still do)

 

[The_Reaper]

but no-one ever does... I thought the IPL teams used to have a clause in the contracts, giving them priority (not sure if they still do)

IPL teams pay more and pay money to the other club.

Perth get paid $200,000 for Cummins playing for his IPL team. Arguably Perth are better off with the 200k plus a good experience for Mackin or Paris

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Arguably Perth are better off with the 200k plus a good experience for Mackin or Paris

Arguably is correct, because I know what I'd prefer.

 

[eth-dog]

Hoping KKR or Perth win it

 

[The_Reaper]

Perth's best team?

1. Simmons
2. Marsh
3. Whiteman+
4. Voges*
5. Turner
6. Agar
7. Coulter-Nile
8. Arafat
9. Behrendorff
10. Beer
11. Hogg

Bancroft could also open I guess with the others moving down and Agar going out

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Perth's best team?

1. Simmons
2. Marsh
3. Whiteman+
4. Voges*
5. Turner
6. Agar
7. Coulter-Nile
8. Arafat
9. Behrendorff
10. Beer
11. Hogg

Bancroft could also open I guess with the others moving down and Agar going out

Simmons
Whiteman (+)
Marsh
Voges (c)
Turner
Coulter-Nile
Agar/Cartwright
Arafat
Behrendorff
Hogg
Beer

 

[Torz]

As per usual, it's a fairly long tail. The likes of NCN and Agar at 6/7 could go either way.

 

[Klim]

Hope CSK can win with that line up.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

As per usual, it's a fairly long tail. The likes of NCN and Agar at 6/7 could go either way.

May as well have a long tail and the extra bowling options, Bancroft opening in a T20 would be a waste of a position.

 

[Hamingja]

Hobart are lucky that Dunk isn't with Mumbai, they are struggling to put a top 6 together from that squad as it is. Malik might be better in Indian conditions I guess. They must have needed special consideration to pick Michael considering he wasn't in the squad last year.

Paine, Dunk, Michael/Blizzard, Birt, Malik, Wells, Gulbis, Boyce/Doherty, Hilfenhaus, Laughlin, Bollinger

 

[The_Reaper]

Hobart are lucky that Dunk isn't with Mumbai, they are struggling to put a top 6 together from that squad as it is. Malik might be better in Indian conditions I guess. They must have needed special consideration to pick Michael considering he wasn't in the squad last year.

Paine, Dunk, Michael/Blizzard, Birt, Malik, Wells, Gulbis, Boyce/Doherty, Hilfenhaus, Laughlin, Bollinger

They probably get to put in Michael because they lost Bailey

 

[Hellgood]

When did the Poms pull out of being involved in this? They used to, is it all just a matter of scheduling with it now being earlier so that it conflicts with the English Domestic season? Would have thought that may have been avoided with the whole 'Big Three' restructuring.

 

[The_Reaper]

When did the Poms pull out of being involved in this? They used to, is it all just a matter of scheduling with it now being earlier so that it conflicts with the English Domestic season? Would have thought that may have been avoided with the whole 'Big Three' restructuring.

Scheduling problem.

The Champions League is jointly owned by the BCCI, CA and CSA however

 

[Hamingja]

They probably get to put in Michael because they lost Bailey

Lucky them. Ah well both the Australian teams have good bowling attacks. I always think in T20 the team with the better bowling attack is favoured providing they at least have capable batting. The capable batting part might be a problem but getting an unheralded guy on a heater can have a big effect, you only have to look at Simmons for Perth, Dunk for Hobart and Pomersbach for Brisbane the year before. If Whiteman/Turner/Blizzard/Wells types can pull a few good knocks out of their backside it changes things.

 

[Torz]

May as well have a long tail and the extra bowling options, Bancroft opening in a T20 would be a waste of a position.

Yep. Your top 4 should be making the majority of the runs anyway.

 

[The_Reaper]

Yep. Your top 4 should be making the majority of the runs anyway.

Still think we need to chase one more batting option for the BBL.

I think Shezhad would be pretty good.

 

[eth-dog]

Still think we need to chase one more batting option for the BBL.

I think Shezhad would be pretty good.

The Notts quick?

 

[Torz]

The Notts quick?

Might be thinking Shezhad the Pakistani opener.

 

[The_Reaper]

The Notts quick?

What Torz said
http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/player/259410.html

Looks to be a good young international player who will be keen to play in Australia before the world cup, will improve the side and isn't high profile enough to break the bank.

 

[The_Reaper]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/10421891/Daniel-Vettori-withdraws-from-Champions-League-side

Vettori has withdrawn and Chris Tremain is one of the contenders to replace him

 

[tobsdad]

Is this going to be televised at all?

 

[The_Reaper]

Is this going to be televised at all?

channel 10 apparently