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“We’ve set a goal for ourselves to try and get to number one by the time the tournament starts”
South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has announced that the Proteas are aiming to be the number one ranked Twenty20 team prior to the start of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March 2014.
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Johnston was renowned for his ‘chicken dance’ celebration
Irish eyes will not be smiling and the luck of the Irish will plummet significantly after veteran all-rounder Trent Johnston announced that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the year.
Morgan is raring to lead England to victory in the 2014 edition of the World Twenty20
England batsman Eoin Morgan has announced that he is looking forward to the challenges of leading the country’s Twenty20 side in the future.
Hesson and McCullum are both hoping that Taylor decides to return soon
New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum has been named as the national team’s new captain across all three formats after Ross Taylor refused to accept a situation where he would lead the Test side in a split-captaincy scenario.
Vettori failed to recover from his hernia and Achilles injury
New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the entire South Africa series after failing to fully recover from a hernia and Achilles injury (more on the subject: Physiomesh Brand Hernia mesh Lawsuit), he sustained during the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
