Twenty20 World Cup Quotes
What everyone thinks about Twenty20 World Cup?
Instead of yorkers, we wanted to bowl back of the length deliveries in the final three overs. Unfortunately it didn't work
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni on losing the warm up match of the twenty20 world cup against New Zealand / June 02, 2009
I don't think there will be so much of glamour and cheer girls. ICC will conduct it differently
— Simon Taufel on the Twenty20 World Cup / June 01, 2009
Today was very embarrassing really, All the time the umpires were checking the ball. There are a lot of cameras out there, 20 odd, so how can we cheat? Why do these things always come up in England? We already have a lot of controversies. Why is it always Pakistan? We should forget these controversies and concentrate on the cricket.
— Younis Khan on umpires checking the ball when Pakistan were on field for ball tampering / June 2009
If it was a 20-over game we might have had a better chance of it.
— Paul Collingwood after losing to West Indies in the Super Eights of the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup by Duckworth lewis method / June 2009
This tag will be flying around more after this match. It's a combination of so many things. In the last two years we have won Test series in England and Australia. I guess it is a combination of so many things. Luck and the fact that the other team did really well on teh day.
— Graeme Smith after loss to Pakistan in the semifinal of 2009 Twenty World Cup and the Chokers tag / June 2009
The IPL will help us but not only us. There are quite a few players from other countries but most of our players are in the IPL. The best thing is that our youngsters will know how to handle pressure, when in the last over you need 10 or 15 runs, everyone in our side has faced that situation. It's good exposure for our guys to play against guys like Brett Lee and Shane Warne.
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni / May 31, 2009
Of course it is a pleasure representing your country after the IPL where you have limited talent in your side. But here we have plenty of options and we have the cream of the IPL so there is less pressure on each and every individual.
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Twenty20 World Cup / May 31, 2009
He showed us in the last T20 World Cup and then in the Indian Premier League that he is a fantastic performer in this format of the game. But in recent times he has not been focusing on his game but now after a hard talk he has become focused again and I am sure he will be one of the stars of the tournament.
— Younis Khan on Sohail Tanwir / May 31, 2009
Our players are well versed in T20 cricket and that is why I am confident that if we play to our full ability and as a team we can definitely win the cup but we have to be on our feet all the time
— Younis Khan confident on his team to do well in the 2009 Twenty 20 world cup / May 31, 2009
But in T20 cricket or for that matter in any other form of the game it is how you play on a particular day and how consistent you can be in your performances
— Younis Khan / May 31, 2009
