One of the greatest teams in the world, Sri Lanka is probably going to be the biggest threat in the ICC World Cup T20 2012. The team has a record of playing well in all type of wickets and this time the World Series will be held in their own country and so the team is expected to put up a brilliant performance in their own backyard. The team has great batsmen as well as quality bowlers that make the team quite a balanced one.
One of the major attractions and stars in this squad is Lasith Malinga who is considered one of the most dangerous bowlers in the world today. The man has immense speed in his bowling teamed with perfect accuracy. Then, there are spinners like Angelo Mathews who would be perfect for the kind pitches that the ICC World Cup T20 2012 is likely to have as the venue is in the sub continent and the wicket here favors the spinners. Speaking of spinners, Mendes is going to pose a big threat to the rest of the teams with his famous “carom” balls. The team had a win percentage more than 66 % in the first edition of the World Series in the year of 2012 and had been the runner up in World Series of 2009.
The team is currently at number three in the rankings of the International Cricket Council of the world with 1056 points and do it is not unreasonable to expect that the team is going to shine in the ICC World Cup T20 2012. Mahela Jayewardene is going to be the captain of Sri Lanka for the World Series who is also a prolific batsman. Kumar Sangakara is one the best wicket keepers in the world who would be guarding the stumps forSri Lankain the ICC World Cup T20 2012. Graham Ford is the coach of the team.
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Top 4 hot favourits are,
1-WI.
2-Pak.
3-India.
4-south africa.