1. Dirk Nannes bowls really well, but fails to pick up wickets. Same happened in the IPL; I wonder if its got something to do with luck.
   
   
2. Sri Lanka are staring at a first round exit with their thin and out of form batting.
   
   
3. Herchelle Gibbs is going to have a big tournament. Lots of runs!
   
   
4. Muralitharan is still being saved; poor guy will end up playing 2 games and going home.
   
   
5. West Indies aren't much without Gayle at the top; Sarwan needs to bat higher up.
   
   
6. England may have just unleashed a rare once-in-a-lifetime aggressive opening pair - when was the last time one of their openers hit 5 sixes in an innings?
   
   
7. The IPL did for Bopara what it did for Marsh and Watson.
   
   
8. Younis Khan still doesn't know what he's doing with his bowlers.
   
   
9. Mohammad Aamer is a talent - till now you had heard; now you have seen!
   
   
10. Pakistan need to open with Ahmed and Akmal and bring Fawad Alam into the side. I will not stop saying that.
    
    
11. Rohit Sharma may have just cost Sehwag his opening spot; or Gambhir?
    
    
12. Dhoni will bat at 3 throughout the 20-20 world cup.
    
    
13. Ishant Sharma is going to have one hell of a world cup.
    
    
14. Pakistan's fans, I don't think there's anything to worry about - we played our warm up matches against the best 2 sides in the tournament; and if all goes well, we won't meet them again before the semi finals.

On a closing note, I have a question:

Has anyone missed the cheerleaders and the music during the warm-up games?

1. Chris Gayle has played his big and fiery innings of the tournament. Don't expect much from him going forward.
   
   
2. The Deshis are in form. India need to worry.
   
   
3. Shakib deserves the tag of the best allrounder in the world.
   
   
4. Sri Lanka are saving Murali for the actual tournament.
   
   
5. No one blows hot and cold like Brendan McCullum; Ryder is continuing from where he left in the IPL.
   
   
6. Styris continues to show that he still has it in him; Franklyn needs to bat higher up.
   
   
7. Mitchell Johnson will be one of the highest wicket takers in the 20-20 world cup.
   
   
8. Australia are not all about Shane Watson in 20-20.
   
   
9. Michael Clarke can play 20-20 cricket.
   
   
10. So can Kevin Pietersen.
    
    
11. Nathan McCullum is not Deepak Patel.
    
    
12. Collingwood is the new Flintoff - breaking partnerships and flattering to deceive with the bat.
    
    
13. The minnows won't be that easy walkovers - or is that only England?
    
    
14. Again, they're just warm ups, don't take em too seriously.

1. Bangladesh cannot be taken lightly. Ask the Aussies.
   
   
2. If teams don't get Shane Watson early, the Aussies will go on to score very high. Warner didn't play today but whether it is Watson-Warner ot Watson-Haddin, those will be one of the most explosive opening combos at the 20-20 world cup.
   
   
3. Shakib Al Hasan will be one to watch out for.
   
   
4. The minnows' matches will be more interesting than most people think. Amrit Mathur, I hope you're reading!
   
   
5. Misbah can still manage to find the strangest ways to get out. And I thought he had run out of these weird ways.
   
   
6. Pakistan need to include Fawad Alam in their middle order. Already!
   
   
7. Mohammad Aamer needs to play instead of Tanvir or Rao.
   
   
8. South Africa probably has the strongest batting line up in the competition.
   
   
9. Ishant Sharma can take wickets in 20-20 cricket; he just take them for McCullum.
   
   
10. In India's new colors, Rohit Sharma felt he was playing for the Deccan Chargers.
    
    
11. Bhajji outplayed Ojha, even though Ojha looked better of the two.
    
    
12. Batsmen should not look to hit Vettori out of the ground. Just play him for singles and twos.
    
    
13. Styris can still play and Franklyn can hit them big!
    
    
14. Don't take these too seriously, they're just warm-up games.