2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads explained

This is a list of the squads picked for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[1] Bold indicates that a player went onto play senior international cricket.

Group A

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's squad was announced on 23 December 2015.^[2]

Coach: Mohammad Mizanur Rahman

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Mehedi Hasan (c)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	—
Jaker Ali (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm fast
Mohammad Saifuddin	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm medium-fast
Najmul Hossain Shanto	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
Saif Hassan	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
Zakir Hasan (wk)	January 27, 2016	Left	—

Namibia

Coach: Rangarirai Manyande

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Zane Green (c, wk)	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
Lo-handre Louwrens (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm medium-fast

Scotland

Scotland's squad was announced on 22 December 2015.^[3] Scott Cameron was originally named in the squad, but was replaced by Cameron Sloman after injuring his back prior to the tournament.^[4]

Coaches: Gordon Drummond and Cedric English

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Neil Flack (c)	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
Harris Carnegie (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Finlay McCreath	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Simon Whait (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium

• Note: bowling information on all Scottish players is not yet available.

South Africa

South Africa's squad was announced on 21 December 2015.^[5]

Coach: Lawrence Mahatlane

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Tony de Zorzi (c)	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
Wandile Makwetu (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Wiaan Mulder	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
Lutho Sipamla	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Kyle Verreynne (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm orthodox

Group B

Afghanistan

Coach: Dawlat Ahmadzai

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Ihsanullah Janat (c)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Ikram Alikhil	January 27, 2016	Left	—
Karim Janat	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Naveen-ul-Haq	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
Rashid Khan	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Zahir Khan	January 27, 2016	Left	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm orthodox

Canada

Coach: Errol Barrow

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Abraash Khan (c)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm leg spin
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm orthodox
Sarbot Sivia (wk)	January 27, 2016	Left	—
Amish Taploo (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium

Pakistan

Pakistan's squad was announced on 19 December 2015.^[6]

Coach: Muhammad Masroor

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Gauhar Hafeez (c)	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	—	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg spin
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm leg spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
Shadab Khan	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Umair Masood (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's squad was announced on 23 December 2015.^[7]

Coach: Roger Wijesuriya

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Charith Asalanka (c)	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off spin
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm fast-medium
Asitha Fernando	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
Avishka Fernando	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
Wanindu Hasaranga	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg spin
Lahiru Kumara	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm medium-fast
Kamindu Mendis	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm orthodox
Vishad Randika (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm off spin

Group C

England

England named their 15-man squad on 22 December.^{[8] [9]}

Coach: Andy Hurry

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Brad Taylor (c)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
Daniel Lawrence (vc)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
Mason Crane	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg break
Sam Curran	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm medium-fast
Ryan Davies (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm off break
Saqib Mahmood	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
Tom Moores (wk)	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium

Fiji

Coach: Shane Jurgensen

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Saimoni Tuitoga (c)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Cakacaka Tikoisuva	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break

West Indies

West Indies named their squad on 31 December.^[10] Obed McCoy sustained an injury before the quarter finals took place and Chemar Holder was called in to replace him.^[11]

Coach: Graeme West

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Shimron Hetmyer (c)	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm leg break
Keacy Carty	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm off break
Tevin Imlach (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
Alzarri Joseph	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
Obed McCoy	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm fast-medium
Keemo Paul	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm off break
Odean Smith	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium

Zimbabwe

Coach: Stephen Mangongo

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Brandon Mavuta (c)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg break
	January 27, 2016	—	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Slow left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
Wesley Madhevere	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
Ryan Murray (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
Richard Ngarava	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	—	—
Milton Shumba	January 27, 2016	—	—
Brendan Sly (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—

Group D

India

India's squad was announced on 22 December 2015:^[12]

Coach: Rahul Dravid

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Ishan Kishan (c & wk)	January 27, 2016	Left	—
Rishabh Pant (vc & wk)	January 27, 2016	Left	—
Khaleel Ahmed	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Slow left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
Avesh Khan	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
Sarfaraz Khan	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm leg break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
Washington Sundar	January 27, 2016	Left	Right-arm off break

Ireland

Ireland were added to the tournament on 6 January 2016 after Australia withdrew.^[13] They announced their squad two days later:^[14]

Coach: Ryan Eagleson

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Jack Tector (c)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg break
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Stephen Doheny	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	—	—
Josh Little	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
William McClintock	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm medium
Harry Tector	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Lorcan Tucker (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Ben White	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg break

Nepal

Coach: Jagat Tamatta

There were some concerns about the eligibility of Nepal's captain, Raju Rijal, with reports stating he was over 19 years of age. However, the ICC were satisfied that his date of birth was correct.^[15]

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Raju Rijal (c & wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
	—	—	—
Sushil Kandel	January 27, 2016	Left	Slow left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Leg break googly
	January 27, 2016	Left	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm leg break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Slow left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break

New Zealand

New Zealand's squad was announced on 24 December 2015:^[16]

Coach: Bob Carter

width=20%	Player	width=18%	Date of Birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style
Josh Finnie (c)	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
Finn Allen (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium
	January 27, 2016	Left	Slow left-arm orthodox
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm off break
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium
Glenn Phillips (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Rachin Ravindra	January 27, 2016	Left	Slow left-arm orthodox
Talor Scott (wk)	January 27, 2016	Right	—
Ben Sears	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Right-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Left	Left-arm medium-fast
	January 27, 2016	Right	Left-arm fast-medium

Notes

Australia's squad was announced on 19 December 2015.^[17] However, on 5 January 2016, Cricket Australia announced that the Australian U19 squad have pulled out of the tournament, citing security concerns.^[18] Australia's squad consisted of the following players: Wes Agar, Michael Cormack, Kyle Gardiner, Jordan Gauci, Brooke Guest, David Grant, Sam Grimwade, Sam Harper, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Henry Hunt, Caleb Jewell, Jonathan Merlo, Arjun Nair, Tom O'Donnell, Jonte Pattison, Patrick Page, Jhye Richardson, Jason Sangha, Ben Taylor and Henry Thornton.

Notes and References

1. Web site: All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 . International Cricket Council . 23 May 2017.
2. Web site: Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC . 23 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
3. Web site: Flack to lead Scotland at Under-19 World Cup . 22 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
4. (26 January 2016). "Sloman replaces Cameron in Scotland squad" – CricketEurope. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
5. Web site: Tony de Zorzi to lead South Africa at U-19 World Cup . 21 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
6. Web site: Gauhar Hafeez to captain Pakistan for U-19 WC . 19 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
7. Web site: SL include Charana Nanayakkara in U-19 World Cup squad . 23 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
8. Web site: Taylor to lead England in ICC U19 World Cup . ECB . England & Wales Cricket Board . 22 December 2015 . 22 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222233022/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/taylor-lead-england-icc-u19-world-cup . 22 December 2015 .
9. Web site: Aneurin Donald recalled for U-19 World Cup . 22 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
10. Web site: Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup . 31 December 2015 . 31 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
11. Web site: Jubilant juniors hope to revive West Indies cricket. Cricinfo. 14 March 2016.
12. Web site: Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup . 22 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
13. Web site: Ireland U-19s take Australia's spot . 6 January 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
14. Web site: Ireland at full strength despite late call . 8 January 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
15. Web site: ICC responds to Nepal age controversy . 2 February 2016 . ESPNCricinfo.
16. Web site: NZ appoint Finnie as captain for Under-19 World Cup . 24 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
17. Web site: Wes Agar, Clinton Hinchliffe in Australia U-19 World Cup squad . 19 December 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
18. Web site: Australia pull out of U-19 World Cup . 5 January 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.