2019 Cricket World Cup squads explained

This is a list of the squads picked for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[1] All 10 teams were required to submit a 15-member squad by 23 April, 2019[2] with changes to the squad allowed to be made up to 22 May.[3] New Zealand were the first team to name their squad, naming their team on 3 April 2019.[4] The West Indies were the last team to name their squad, announcing their team on 24 April 2019, one day after the initial deadline set by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5]

Two cricketers, New Zealand's Tom Blundell and Bangladesh's Abu Jayed, had not played in a One Day International (ODI) prior to being named in their team's squad.[6] [7] On 13 May 2019, Jayed made his ODI debut against the West Indies, in the fifth match of the tri-series in Ireland.[8] Three captains, England's Eoin Morgan, the West Indies' Jason Holder and Bangladesh's Mashrafe Mortaza, had led their respective teams in the previous tournament.[9]

Key

SymbolMeaning
S/N Shirt number of the player in ODI
Player Player name, as used on their own Wikipedia article. Also shows if they are team's designated captain or vice-captain.
Date of Birth Date of birth, and age as of 30 May 2019.
ODIsThe number of One Day Internationals played as of 30 May 2019.
Role Bowler, batter, all-rounder or wicket-keeper
Batting Hand they bat with
Bowling style Type(s) of bowling employed
List A or domestic team Either List A team, or domestic one-day team if the country's one-day matches do not have List A status.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan announced their 15-man squad on 22 April.[10] Following Afghanistan's second match, Mohammad Shahzad was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. He was replaced by Ikram Alikhil.[11] On 27 June 2019, Aftab Alam was ruled out of the tournament due to "exceptional circumstances" and was replaced by Sayed Shirzad.[12]

Australia

Australia announced their 15-man squad on 15 April.[13] Jhye Richardson was originally included in the squad but on 8 May 2019, he was ruled out of the tournament with a dislocated shoulder and replaced by Kane Richardson.[14] Cricket Australia named Mitchell Marsh as cover for Marcus Stoinis, ahead of Australia's match against Pakistan on 12 June 2019.[15] Stoinis was ruled out of the fixture due to an injury, with Cricket Australia waiting to see if he's ruled out of the rest of the tournament.[16] Ahead of Australia's final group-stage match, Shaun Marsh was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a fractured forearm. Peter Handscomb was named as his replacement.[17] Usman Khawaja picked up a hamstring injury during Australia's final group-stage match, ruling him out of the rest of the tournament. Matthew Wade was named as cover for him.[18]

Coach: Justin Langer

Bangladesh

Bangladesh announced their 15-man squad on 16 April.[19]

Coach: Steve Rhodes

England

England announced their 15-men squad on 17 April.[20] It originally included Alex Hales, though he was later withdrawn following a ban for recreational drug use.[21] England announced their final squad on 21 May, with Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson and James Vince replacing David Willey, Joe Denly and Alex Hales.[22]

Coach: Trevor Bayliss

India

India announced their 15-man squad on 15 April.[23] They have also named Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Navdeep Saini and Ishant Sharma as stand-by players for the team, who can be drafted in the event of injuries to any player.[24] Rishabh Pant was called up to India's squad as cover for Shikhar Dhawan, after Dhawan suffered a hairline fracture on his left thumb during India's game against Australia.[25] On 19 June 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Dhawan had been ruled out for the rest of the tournament, with Pant confirmed as his replacement.[26] Vijay Shankar was ruled out of India's final two round-robin matches due to an injury, with Mayank Agarwal named as his replacement.[27]

Coach: Ravi Shastri

New Zealand

New Zealand announced their 15-man squad on 3 April 2019.[28]

Coach: Gary Stead

Pakistan

Pakistan announced their initial World Cup squad on 18 April.[29] They announced their final squad on 20 May, with Junaid Khan, Faheem Ashraf and Abid Ali replaced by Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir and Asif Ali.[30]

Coach: Mickey Arthur

South Africa

South Africa announced their World Cup squad on 18 April.[31] Anrich Nortje was originally included in the squad but on 7 May 2019, he was ruled out of the tournament with a hand injury and replaced by Chris Morris.[32] Dale Steyn was ruled out of the tournament due to an ongoing shoulder injury, and was replaced by Beuran Hendricks.[33]

Coach: Ottis Gibson

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced their World Cup squad on 18 April.[34] Nuwan Pradeep was ruled out of Sri Lanka's last two matches of the tournament, after contracting chickenpox. He was replaced by Kasun Rajitha.[35]

Coach: Chandika Hathurusingha

West Indies

West Indies announced their World Cup squad on 24 April.[36] On 19 May 2019, Sunil Ambris, Dwayne Bravo, John Campbell, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Raymon Reifer and Kieron Pollard were all named as reserve players by Cricket West Indies.[37] On 24 June 2019, Andre Russell was ruled out of the rest of the tournament, due to a knee injury, and was replaced by Sunil Ambris.[38]

Coach: Floyd Reifer

Statistics

ODI caps

Fewest capsMost caps
width=200 Tom Blundellwidth=40 align=center 0width=200 MS Dhoniwidth=40 align=center 341
width=200 width=40 align=center 1width=200 width=40 align=center 289
width=200 width=40 align=center 2width=200 width=40 align=center 284
width=200 width=40 align=center rowspan=2 3width=200 width=40 align=center 227
width=200 Liam Dawsonwidth=200 width=40 align=center 222

Age

Youngest players[39] Oldest players[40]
width=200 Mujeeb Ur Rahmanwidth=200 Imran Tahir
width=200 Shaheen Afridiwidth=200 Chris Gayle
width=200 Mohammad Hasnainwidth=200 Mohammad Hafeez
width=200 Shadab Khanwidth=200 MS Dhoni
width=200 Rashid Khanwidth=200 Shoaib Malik

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 – full teams and squads . International Cricket Council . 25 April 2019.
  2. Web site: World Cup squad puzzle bloody hard: Finch. Rob. Forsaith. 28 March 2019. The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Cricket World Cup 2019: Jofra Archer in contention for England call-up. 3 March 2019. 15 April 2019. www.bbc.com.
  4. Web site: Uncapped Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad, Sodhi preferred to Astle . International Cricket Council . 3 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Andre Russell picked in West Indies' World Cup squad . International Cricket Council . 24 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Uncapped in ODIs, who is Tom Blundell? . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Abu Jayed, Mosaddek picked for Bangladesh World Cup squad . Dhaka Tribune . 16 April 2019.
  8. Web site: 5th Match, Ireland Tri-Nation Series at Dublin, May 13 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 May 2019.
  9. Web site: Cricket World Cup 2019: The leader board . International Cricket Council . 26 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Afghanistan squad announced for ICC Cricket World Cup . . 22 April 2019 . 22 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422071237/https://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/975 . dead .
  11. Web site: Mohammad Shahzad out of CWC19, Ikram Ali Khil called up . International Cricket Council . 7 June 2019.
  12. Web site: ICC approves Shirzad as replacement for Alam . International Cricket Council . 27 June 2019.
  13. Web site: Big names left out of World Cup squad. Cricket Australia. 15 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Cruel blow as Jhye Richardson ruled out of World Cup. Jon. Pierik. 8 May 2019. The Age. 2 June 2019.
  15. Web site: Marcus Stoinis out of Pakistan game with side strain, Mitchell Marsh flown in as cover . ESPN Cricinfo . 11 June 2019.
  16. Web site: Marsh joins Cup squad to cover injured Stoinis . Cricket Australia . 11 June 2019.
  17. Web site: Peter Handscomb replaces injured Shaun Marsh in Australia's World Cup squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Khawaja out of World Cup; recovery to take three-four weeks . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 July 2019.
  19. Web site: Media Release : ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 : Bangladesh Squad announced . Bangladesh Cricket Board. 16 April 2019.
  20. Web site: England name preliminary ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Squad . . 17 April 2019.
  21. Web site: Alex Hales dropped from England's World Cup squad following drugs ban. 29 April 2019. ESPNcricinfo. en. 29 April 2019.
  22. Web site: England name ICC Men's Cricket World Cup squad. 21 May 2019. 21 May 2019.
  23. News: Team India for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 announced. 15 April 2019. Board of Control for Cricket in India. 15 April 2019. en. 16 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416065559/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2019/press-releases/18088/team-india-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-announced. dead.
  24. News: Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini named standbys for World Cup. 17 April 2019. ESPNcricinfo. 17 April 2019. en.
  25. Web site: Rishabh Pant to join Indian squad as cover for Shikhar Dhawan . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 June 2019.
  26. Web site: Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of World Cup, Rishabh Pant confirmed as replacement . ESPN Cricinfo . 19 June 2019.
  27. Web site: Vijay Shankar out of World Cup with toe injury . ESPN Cricinfo . 1 July 2019.
  28. Web site: BLACKCAPS squad named for ICC Cricket World Cup. New Zealand Cricket. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402234557/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/blackcaps-squad-named-for-icc-cricket-world-cup. 2 April 2019. dead.
  29. Web site: Pakistan name squad for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 . . 18 April 2019.
  30. Web site: Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Asif Ali included in Pakistan World Cup squad. 20 May 2019. ESPNcricinfo. en. 20 May 2019.
  31. Web site: Faf to lead experienced and exciting Proteas squad at ICC Men's Cricket World Cup . . 18 April 2019 . 11 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200911174932/https://cricket.co.za/news/29390/Faf-to-lead-experienced-and-exciting-Proteas-squad-at-ICC-Mens-Cricket-World-Cup . dead .
  32. Web site: Chris Morris replaces Anrich Nortje in South Africa's CWC19 squad . International Cricket Council . 7 May 2019.
  33. Web site: Dale Steyn ruled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup with injury . International Cricket Council . 4 June 2019.
  34. Web site: Sri Lanka Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 . . 18 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418090709/http://www.srilankacricket.lk/news/sri-lanka-squad-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019 . 18 April 2019 . dead .
  35. Web site: Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of CWC19 through illness . International Cricket Council . 29 June 2019.
  36. Web site: West Indies Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 England & Wales . . 24 April 2019.
  37. Web site: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard named among West Indies' World Cup reserves . ESPN Cricinfo . 19 May 2019.
  38. Web site: Injured Andre Russell out of rest of the World Cup . ESPN Cricinfo . 24 June 2019.
  39. Web site: 21 and under: The young players to watch for at World Cup 2019 . The Indian Express . 6 June 2019.
  40. Web site: Top 10 Oldest Players in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 . Cricket Now . 6 June 2019.