ICC Cricket World Cup all team players: Complete teams of the 10 participating nations
ICC Cricket World Cup all team players – Adhering to the final date set by the International Cricket Council for announcing the final 15-man squads along with the provisional three standby players, all the 10 participating countries in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup have gotten to announcing their full set of teams. Be it from hosts England to India, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand, the squads of these sides were the most awaited given the huge weight that they bear on their shoulders of going all the way and walking away with the glistening trophy under their names.
We take a look at the squads of all the sides, the key inclusions and other news revolving the announcements. The preliminary squads have to be named by all the governing councils by the stipulated date of April 23 while the final changes can occur to the line-up before the world cup begins.
ICC Cricket World Cup all team players
India World cup team
The biggest news this month in the cricketing fraternity in the country, when BCCI announced the 15 man squad to represent the country, it took precedence over even the ongoing Indian Premier League. While the bowling unit stayed true to type, there were a few surprises on the batting front with Dinesh Karthik and Vijay Shankar being preferred over Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu.
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India will open their campaign on June 5 against South Africa.
India World cup Squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami.
New Zealand World cup team
Lead by Kane Williamson, one of the most exciting prospects at this world cup, New Zealand threw up one major surprise in the form of Tom Blundell, who is yet to play an ODI, being included in the squad in place of Tim Seifert, after the wicketkeeper-batsman sustained a finger injury.
New Zealand World cup squad: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor
ICC Cricket World Cup all team players
England World cup team
In a statement released, the ECB said, “In line with ICC regulations, we have to name a preliminary squad of 15 for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup before April 23.”
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“However, all 17 players named in the Royal London ODI against Pakistan can stake a claim to be in the final 15-man squad finalized at the end of that series. The selection panel has been impressed with Jofra Archer’s performances in domestic and franchise cricket. He is a very talented and exciting cricketer,” it added.
Hosts England will open the world cup, playing against South Africa in the premier tournament’s opener.
England World cup Squad: Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, David Willey
Bangladesh World cup team
Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan (vice-captain), Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahaman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed
ICC Cricket World Cup all team players
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Sri Lanka World cup team
Squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal
Australia World cup team
The opening pair of Steve Smith and David Warner return to the national setup after more than a year with their bans in relation to the murky incident of ball tampering coming to an end earlier last month. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood and the omission of Handscomb served as the two big announcements when this team was revealed.
On dropping Hazlewood: “Having not played at the highest level for some time, we feel this will provide him with the best preparation to get some quality cricket under his belt,” Hohns said in a Cricket Australia media release.
Australia World cup squad: Aaron Finch (c), Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa
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