2009 ICC Champions Trophy squads explained

This is a list of the squads picked for the men's 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. This was the sixth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy tournament and took place in South Africa between 24 September and 5 October.

Australia

Australia named their 15-man squad on 22 August 2009.[1] Brad Haddin withdrew from the squad on 3 September 2009 following finger surgery; he was replaced by Tim Paine.[2] Coach: Tim Nielsen

width=5%No.Playerwidth=18%Date of birthwidth=6%ODIswidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=25%List A team
14Ricky Ponting (c) September 24, 2009 315 Right-handed Tasmanian Tigers
4September 24, 2009 3 Left-handed New South Wales Blues
29September 24, 2009 23 Right-handed Western Warriors
12September 24, 2009 14 Right-handed Southern Redbacks
43September 24, 2009 19 Right-handed New South Wales Blues
20September 24, 2009 12 Right-handed Tasmanian Tigers
39September 24, 2009 56 Right-handed Queensland Bulls
48September 24, 2009 108 Left-handed Western Warriors
25September 24, 2009 55 Left-handed Western Warriors
58September 24, 2009 173 Right-handed New South Wales Blues
36September 24, 2009 2 Right-handed Tasmanian Tigers
10September 24, 2009 1 Right-handed Victorian Bushrangers
24September 24, 2009 2 Right-handed Western Warriors
33September 24, 2009 77 Right-handed New South Wales Blues
7September 24, 2009 28 Right-handed Victorian Bushrangers

England

England named their 15-man squad on 17 August 2009.[3] Andrew Flintoff was named in the original squad but withdrew on 23 August in order to undergo exploratory surgery on his knee.[4]

Coach: Andy Flower

width=5%No.Playerwidth=18%Date of birthwidth=6%ODIswidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=25%List A team
14Andrew Strauss (c) September 24, 2009 85 Left-handed Middlesex Crusaders
9September 24, 2009 108 Left-handed Lancashire Lightning
31September 24, 2009 7 Right-handed Yorkshire Carnegie
42September 24, 2009 40 Right-handed Essex Eagles
8September 24, 2009 49 Left-handed Nottinghamshire Outlaws
5September 24, 2009 161 Right-handed Durham Dynamos
55September 24, 2009 0 Right-handed Kent Spitfires
39September 24, 2009 25 Left-handed Middlesex Crusaders
13September 24, 2009 40 Right-handed Sussex Sharks
95September 24, 2009 0 Right-handed Yorkshire Carnegie
78September 24, 2009 16 Left-handed Nottinghamshire Outlaws
3September 24, 2009 59 Right-handed Middlesex Crusaders
66September 24, 2009 17 Right-handed Nottinghamshire Outlaws
45September 24, 2009 16 Right-handed Sussex Sharks

India

India named their 15-man squad on 16 August 2009.[5] Yuvraj Singh was replaced by Virat Kohli after he fractured his little finger.

Coach: Gary Kirsten

width=5%No.Playerwidth=18%Date of birthwidth=6%ODIswidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=25%List A team
7Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk) September 24, 2009 142 Right-handed Jharkhand
19September 24, 2009 336 Right-handed Karnataka
5September 24, 2009 78 Left-handed Delhi
3September 24, 2009 189 Right-handed Punjab
91September 24, 2009 30 Right-handed Tamil Nadu
8September 24, 2009 24 Right-handed Uttar Pradesh
99September 24, 2009 3 Right-handed Haryana
24September 24, 2009 2 Left-handed Mumbai
64September 24, 2009 76 Right-handed Delhi
28September 24, 2009 26 Right-handed Baroda
48September 24, 2009 65 Left-handed Uttar Pradesh
29September 24, 2009 30 Right-handed Delhi
9September 24, 2009 51 Right-handed Uttar Pradesh
10September 24, 2009 425 Right-handed Mumbai
18September 24, 2009 4 Right-handed Right arm medium pace Delhi

New Zealand

New Zealand named their 15-man squad on 23 August 2009.[6] Jesse Ryder cramped in a match. Daryl Tuffey and Jacob Oram were also injured. Thus New Zealand team lost three of their mainstream players. Scott Styris was also called from New Zealand for replacements in the final or semi-final of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.

Coach: Andy Moles

width=5%No.Playerwidth=18%Date of birthwidth=6%ODIswidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=25%List A team
11Daniel Vettori (c) September 24, 2009 239 Left-handed Northern Districts Knights
27September 24, 2009 67 Right-handed Canterbury Wizards
4September 24, 2009 8 Right-handed Otago Volts
2September 24, 2009 18 Right-handed Otago Volts
51September 24, 2009 1 Right-handed Central Districts Stags
88September 24, 2009 21 Right-handed Wellington Firebirds
31September 24, 2009 12 Right-handed Auckland Aces
48September 24, 2009 12 Right-handed Auckland Aces
42September 24, 2009 153 Right-handed Otago Volts
37September 24, 2009 102 Right-handed Auckland Aces
24September 24, 2009 130 Left-handed Central Districts Stags
39September 24, 2009 38 Right-handed Wellington Firebirds
77September 24, 2009 17 Left-handed Wellington Firebirds
3September 24, 2009 63 Right-handed Central Districts Stags
14September 24, 2009 80 Right-handed Northern Districts Knights

Pakistan

Pakistan named their 15-man squad on 21 August 2009.[7] Mohammad Asif got selected after his ban after a year and a half. Also the three players from ICL Imran Nazir, Mohammad Yousuf and Naved-ul-Hasan made their way into the squad after issuing the photocopies of NOC to the PCB. Shahid Afridi acted as captain in their first match.

Coach: Intikhab Alam

width=5%No.Playerwidth=18%Date of birthwidth=6%ODIswidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=25%List A team
75Younis Khan (c) September 24, 2009 191 Right-handed HBL
10Shahid Afridi (vc)September 24, 2009 281 Right-handed Karachi
25September 24, 2009 14 Left-handed Karachi
21September 24, 2009 60 Right-handed Zarai Taraqiati Bank
17September 24, 2009 74 Right-handed Karachi Zebras
23September 24, 2009 104 Right-handed Lahore
22September 24, 2009 54 Right-handed SNGPL
90September 24, 2009 5 Left-handed Punjab
26September 24, 2009 31 Right-handed Sialkot
13September 24, 2009 269 Right-handed Lahore
24September 24, 2009 62 Right-handed Punjab
50September 24, 2009 15 Right-handed Faisalabad
18September 24, 2009 181 Right-handed Punjab
55September 24, 2009 60 Right-handed Peshawar
96September 24, 2009 4 Right-handed Lahore

South Africa

South Africa named their 15-man squad on 20 August 2009.[8]

Coach: Mickey Arthur

width=5%No.Playerwidth=18%Date of birthwidth=6%ODIswidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=25%List A team
15Graeme Smith (c) September 24, 2009 141 Left-handed Cape Cobras
1September 24, 2009 16 Right-handed Dolphins
22September 24, 2009 45 Right-handed Warriors
9September 24, 2009 280 Right-handed Warriors
17September 24, 2009 85 Right-handed Titans
21September 24, 2009 47 Left-handed Cape Cobras
09September 24, 2009 244 Right-handed Cape Cobras
3September 24, 2009 291 Right-handed Cape Cobras
81September 24, 2009 40 Left-handed Titans
16September 24, 2009 173 Right-handed Warriors
36September 24, 2009 4 Left-handed Warriors
13September 24, 2009 35 Left-handed Warriors
8September 24, 2009 29 Right-handed Titans
68September 24, 2009 1 Right-handed Warriors
52September 24, 2009 4 Right-handed Titans

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka named their 15-man squad on 25 August 2009.[9]

Coach:

width=5%No.Playerwidth=18%Date of birthwidth=6%ODIswidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=25%List A team
11Kumar Sangakkara (c) September 24, 2009 251 Left-handed Nondescripts
18September 24, 2009 160 Right-handed Bloomfield
7September 24, 2009 435 Left-handed Bloomfield
27September 24, 2009 304 Right-handed Sinhalese
25September 24, 2009 96 Left-handed Sinhalese
16September 24, 2009 64 Right-handed Colombo
92September 24, 2009 56 Right-handed Colts
99September 24, 2009 56 Right-handed Nondescripts
69September 24, 2009 10 Right-handed Colombo
40September 24, 2009 30 Right-handed Wayamba
8September 24, 2009 332 Right-handed Tamil Union
30September 24, 2009 5 Right-handed Sinhalese
3September 24, 2009 21 Right-handed Sinhalese
44September 24, 2009 82 Left-handed Nondescripts
97September 24, 2009 28 Left-handed Sinhalese

West Indies

West Indies named their 15-man squad on 17 August 2009.[10] Despite some negotiations with the West Indian players the Board named their A-team players for the tournament.

Coach:

width=5%No.Playerwidth=18%Date of birthwidth=6%ODIswidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=25%List A team
60Floyd Reifer (c) September 24, 2009 5 Left-handed
8September 24, 2009 4 Right-handed
2September 24, 2009 11 Right-handed
43September 24, 2009 0 Right-handed
15September 24, 2009 3 Right-handed
72September 24, 2009 7 Right-handed
33September 24, 2009 17 Right-handed
39September 24, 2009 55 Right-handed
23September 24, 2009 1 Left-handed
34September 24, 2009 2 Right-handed
24September 24, 2009 5 Right-handed
88September 24, 2009 26 Right-handed
28September 24, 2009 29 Left-handed
48September 24, 2009 2 Right-handed
42September 24, 2009 0 Right-handed

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Squad for Champions Trophy. Cricinfo staff. 22 August 2009. Cricinfo. 25 August 2009.
  2. Web site: Paine to replace Haddin for Champions Trophy. Cricinfo staff. 3 September 2009. Cricinfo. 4 September 2009.
  3. Web site: Pietersen out of England ODI squad. Cricinfo staff. 17 August 2009. Cricinfo. 24 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003022525/http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/419956.html. 3 October 2009 . live.
  4. Web site: Flintoff to undergo further knee surgery. Cricinfo staff. 23 August 2009. Cricinfo. 24 August 2009.
  5. Web site: Dravid returns to one-day squad. Cricinfo staff. 16 August 2009. Cricinfo. 25 August 2009.
  6. Web site: Tuffey and Diamanti in for Champions Trophy. Cricinfo staff. 23 August 2009. Cricinfo. 25 August 2009.
  7. Web site: Asif returns to Pakistan squad for Champions Trophy. Cricinfo staff. 21 August 2009. Cricinfo. 3 September 2009.
  8. Web site: Tsotsobe, Peterson in Champions Trophy squad. Cricinfo staff. 20 August 2009. Cricinfo. 3 September 2009.
  9. Web site: Sri Lanka leave out Bandara and Fernando. Cricinfo staff. 25 August 2009. Cricinfo. 27 August 2009.
  10. Web site: Windies stick to depleted ODI squad. Cricinfo staff. 17 August 2009. Cricinfo. 3 September 2009.

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