ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Squads have been confirmed by all the participating teams.
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The squads for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 happening in India have been locked in by all the participant teams ahead of the tournament opener between England and New Zealand on 5th October in Ahmedabad.
All the teams have finalized their 15 player squads within the deadline September 28th, with replacements hereafter needing to be approved by the event technical committee or will have to seek the governing body’s approval for any amendments.
The 13th season of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will be played in India between October 05-November 19, 2023. The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin on 5th October in Ahmedabad, Gujrat with the 2019 finalists England and New Zealand clashing in the opener. The final will be played on 19th November 2023in Ahmedabad. India will look to become the fourth consecutive host nation to win the ICC ODI world cup tournament, a run which began when INDIA lifted the trophy themselves in 2011.
10 teams are participating in this historic event hosted by India across 10 different venues. Two-time champions India have earned automatic qualification as they are the hosts of this ICC event. 5-time winners Australia, Afghanistan, South Africa, England (Last ODI word cup 2019 defending champion), Pakistan, New Zealand (2019 ODI World Cup runners-up) and Bangladesh claimed their qualifying ticket after finishing in the top-8 in the ICC Cricket World Cup ODI Super League cycle 2019-2023. The remaining two teams places were filled via the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers game, which was held in Zimbabwe earlier this year. Sri Lanka (1996 world champions) and the Netherlands finished as the top-2 teams in that tournament and qualified for the last 2 remaining seats.
Ahead of the action begin on 5th October, here is a full list of the confirmed squads who will be on show:
ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP 2023 SQUADS
Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.
New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c),Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.
Sri Lanka Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha
Travelling reserve: Chamika Karunaratne