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Oz`s tactics to claim first-ever World T20 title revealed

Australia has finally started to get serious in its bid to win their first-ever World Twenty20 title even as the tournament prepares to start off with a bang with hosts Bangladesh taking on Afghanistan in the first game in Dhaka on Sunday, according to a report.

Sydney: Australia has finally started to get serious in its bid to win their first-ever World Twenty20 title even as the tournament prepares to start off with a bang with hosts Bangladesh taking on Afghanistan in the first game in Dhaka on Sunday, according to a report.
Australian coach Darren Lehmann has reportedly called on former Australian stars like Shane Warne and Andrew Symonds to help the Twenty20 squad with skills and 20-over tactical advice to help the team win their elusive first T20 title. According to News.com.au, the selectors have also started picking teams custom-made for T20 cricket, even if they contain `golden oldies` like Brad Hogg (43), Brad Hodge (39) along with promising youngsters like James Muirhead (20) and all-rounder James Faulkner (23). Although the football season is in full swing in Australia, but sports lovers here will take more than a passing interest in the World T20 after the exciting pyrotechnics of the summer`s Big Bash League competition. The report mentioned that it should be no surprise the ICC World Twenty20 is nowhere to be seen in the trophy cabinet at Cricket Australia`s Melbourne headquarters as Australia was years behind the rest of the world in embracing the 20-over game, refusing to take it seriously as it believed the game was a `fly-by-night` fad.