Then and Now

[Athlai]

So how have the teams changed since 07 and how much has the game changed since the last WC?

Australia

Then

Gilchrist 
Hayden
Ponting
Symonds
Mussey
Hodge 
Haddin
Lee
Johnson
Bracken
Clark

Now

Watson
Warner
Ponting
Clarke 
Haddin
Dussey
Mussey
Johnson
Lee
Hopes 
Bracken

Bangladesh

Then

Tamim
Nazimuddin
Aftab
Ashraful
Shakib 
Kapali
Reza
Rahim
Mortaza
Rasel
Razzak

Now

Tamim
Siddique
Ashraful
Shakib
Mahmudallah
Raqibul
Mortaza
Rahim
Naeem
Shahadat
Rubel

England

Then

Maddy
Prior
Wright
Pietersen
Collingwood
Flintoff
Shah
Mascarenhas
Schofield
Broad
Anderson

Now

Bopara
Wright
Shah
Morgan
Collingwood
Key
Foster
Rashid
Broad
Anderson
Sidebottom

India

Then

Gambhir
Sehwag
Uthappa
Yuvraj
Karthik
Dhoni
I Pathan
Harby
Agarkar
Sreesanth
RP Singh

Now

Gambhir
R Sharma
Dhoni
Yuvraj
Raina
Y Pathan
I Pathan
Harby
Khan
I Sharma
Ojha

New Zealand

Then

Vincent
McCullum
Fulton
Taylor
Styris
McMillan
Oram
Vettori
Bond
Gillespie
Martin

Now

McCullum
Ryder
Guptill
Taylor
Oram
Styris
McGlashan
Franklin
Vettori
Butler
O'Brien

Pakistan

 Then

Butt
Nazir
Khan
Malik
Afridi
Misbah
Akmal
Arafat
Gul
Asif
Tanvir

Now

Butt
Shehzad
Akmal
Khan
Misbah
Malik
Afridi
Tanvir
Gul
Rao
Ajmal

South Africa

 Then

Smith
Gibbs
AB
Kemp
Boucher
Pollock
Albie
van der Wath
Philander
Ntini
Morne

Now

Smith
Kallis
Gibbs
AB
Albie
Boucher
JP
van der Merwe
Steyn
Parnell
Botha

Sri Lanka

 Then

Tharanga
Jayasuriya
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Silva
Dilshan
Mubarak
Maharoof
Fernando
Malinga
Vaas

Now

Dilshan
Jayasuriya
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Silva
de Saram/Mathews
Maharoof
Kulasekara
Murali
Malinga
Mendis

West Indies

 Then

Gayle
Devon Smith
Samuels
Chanderpaul
Smith
Sarwan
Ramdin
Bravo
Powell
Rampaul
Edwards

Now

Gayle
Fletcher
Marshall
Chanderpaul
Sarwan
Bravo
Pollard
Ramdin
Taylor
Benn
Edwards

[Athlai]

Looking at these teams I'd say that:

India, South Africa, Sri Lanka West Indies are stronger teams than they were.
England, New Zealand and Bangladesh roughly the same. Improvements in these teams come at a cost, Bangladesh's slightly better batting against losing some bowling, New Zealand vice versa with the massive loss of Bond though the upside in losing Gillespie.
Australia and Pakistan are worse.

[G.I.Joe]

Uthappa, Joginder and Agarkar rightly out this time. Sreesanth and Karthik are marginal calls, ignoring injuries. India have pretty much the same team as last time.

[Athlai]

Uthappa, Joginder and Agarkar rightly out this time. Sreesanth and Karthik are marginal calls, ignoring injuries. India have pretty much the same team as last time.

I think that the players they've dropped have been replaced by new strengths in the team. Raina, Zeek, Yusuf and Ojha FTW

[G.I.Joe]

I think that the players they've dropped have been replaced by new strengths in the team. Raina, Zeek, Yusuf and Ojha FTW

Yeah, could say that. I forgot that Yusuf played only the final last time. Raina >>> Uthappa and Ojha >>> Joginder definitely.

Not convinced by the Zaheer love personally. For all that he's built up to be, he isn't that good a T20 bowler compared to Sreesanth. Definitely a better option than Agarkar though.

Karthik and Yusuf are 50-50 calls. Both have done well in the IPL, but haven't set the world on fire in T20I's. Karthik should ideally have been in the squad as back for Dhoni.

I guess a lot will depend on how much better Sehwag performs than the guy he'll replace when he's fit. He was crap all through the IPL except in the semifinal.

[GIMH]

Reckon our team is better this time out if we can find a settled XI. Was a little experimental that one.

[PhoenixFire]

Yeah our team is definitely better this time around. Schofield and Maddy??

[Kweek]

Yeah our team is definitely better this time around. Schofield and Maddy??

what were you thinking

[jeevan]

Voted yes for one reason - since then the role of slow bowlers has been refined in T20, and we're seeing some new blood (Mendis,Ojha,Ajmal,VdeMerwe, Adil Rashid) join the old reliables (Murali, Vettori, Harbhajan) and reduce the role of part timers (Sehwag) or 'utility players (Joginder).

Many teams are often going with 2 slow bowlers (Not just the 4 subcontinental teams but also Eng, SA). This is an improvement.

[Uppercut]

Yeah, i think regardless of the actual players involved, T20 strategy has evolved so much since the last world cup that the overall quality must surely have improved.

[Naumaan]

I would 've been alot happier if the same team had played in this championship also
Pakistan missing Imran Nazir