World T20: Can England find Kevin Petersen alternative?

New Delhi: With the first round of the fifth edition of World T20 in progress, winners of the third edition England have surprised many when the England Cricket Board have decided to sack the most hard hitting batsman of the English cricket team , Kevin Petersen after the humiliation that the English team had faced in the Ashes series down under. The team management has said that it was a forward looking decision. Let's take a look on what are the options available before the English team. The team without Kevin Petersen will definitely be tested at the tournament.MOEEN ALIMoeen Ali is a prospect-and-a-half, moving from age-group prodigy to the man. In the few matches that he had played for England he had showed signs of becoming one of the England greats in future.Till date he has played three ODI matches in which he scored 109 runs at an avg of 36 with highest score being 55.He made his ODI debut on Feb 28 this year against West Indies. He can also bowl off spin which cn be utilized in the spin friendly pitches in the Indian SubcontinentALEX HALESA top order batsman who is being seen as the natural timer of the ball. In his debut T20 match he fell short of creating the history when he missed got out on 99 at the debut T20 match. In 2011 he scored 124 runs in five innings at the world T20 His reputation in T20 cricket grew and he earned a late deal with Melbourne Renegades for two matches of the 2012/13 Big Bash. His debut brought a brutal 89 in just 52 balls at the SCG.JOS BUTTLER He has emerged as one of the finest hitter of the cricket ball. He made his debut in 2011 against India. He has a strike rate in the high 130s which is pretty good by T20 standard. He had become a regular of the T20 side since then. He played a crucial knock of 10 balls 32 runs innings against South Africa. He can also keep behind the stumps which will definitely help his team while making team selections.MICHAEL LUMBA hard hitting batsman who made his T20 debut against West Indies in 2010. He played a crucial role in 2010 World Twenty20 winner is hit-and-miss, as befits an international short-format specialist opener. Only Buttler can boast a higher strike rate, but a big tournament lies ahead for Lumb to demonstrate he is part of England's present and future.EOIN MORGANThe most reliable T20 batsman of the present English team. He is known for his audacious stroke play and has the qualities of being a natural finisher in limited overs cricket. At the age of 23, he shot to prominence on the back of two match-winning innings against South Africa. First was a 34-ball 67 in the Champions Trophy in September 2009 which he followed two months later with an unbeaten 45-ball 85 in the opening Twenty20 of England's tour of South Africa. He has played 44 T20 matches in which he has a strike rate of 130.LUKE WRIGHTA member of the 2010 World T20 team that had won the first major ICC trophy by the English team, Wright brings energy with bat, sometimes ball and always in the field. His athleticism and eye have increasingly made him a short-format shoe-in for England over the years. He has played more than 50 T20 matches and has an avg of more than 135. He made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe in the year 2007 and has never looked back since then.

World T20: Can England find Kevin Petersen alternative?

New Delhi: With the first round of the fifth edition of World T20 in progress, winners of the third edition England have surprised many when the England Cricket Board have decided to sack the most

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