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All set for Pak, England warm up match
NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan will take on South Africa in a warm up match in connection with the preparation of Twenty20 World Cup whereas defending champion India will face New Zealand and Australia meet Bangladesh.The match between Pakistan and South Africa will be started at 10:30.

Dhoni ready to defend Twenty20 World Cup title
LONDON: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is looking forward to uniting all the talents at his disposal during the World Twenty20 in England.India are the defending World Twenty20 champions after winning the inaugural edition in South Africa two years ago."Of course it is a pleasure representing your country after the IPL where you have limited talent in your side," Dhoni told reporters at Lord’s here."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.""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.India have been drawn in Group A alongside Asian rivals Bangladesh - who defeated India at the 2007 50-over World Cup in the Caribbean and Ireland - who beat both Bangladesh and Pakistan in the West Indies two years ago.

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