World Cup 2019 is just around the corner and selectors are busy with finalizing the 15-member squads for the world cup. New-Zealand was the first team to declare the World cup squad, followed by Australia and India. So let us look at the final squads for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 of all teams with player stats. All stats mentioned are for matches played before the start of world-cup 2019.
The world cup will begin on May 30, so all teams must submit their squads before April 23. However, they can do some changes to their 15-member squad till May 23, for reasons such as injuries, mishaps, etc
1. New-Zealand Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
New Zealand announced its squad on April 2. NZ selectors surprised everyone by including wicket-keeper/batsman Tom Blundell, who is yet to make his ODI debut. Also, Blundell has played only 3 T20s (Batting Average:17) and 2 Tests (Batting Average:68) so far for NZ. However, he will act as backup wicket-keeper to experienced Tom Latham who will carry the main wicket-keeper responsibility.
Kane Williamson will lead the side, with Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor adding to the batting strength of the NZ squad. Bowlers like Boult, Southee, Santner, Sodhi, Ferguson seem good enough to take important wickets at any stage of the match. Grandhomme and Neesham are formidable all-rounders.
Gary Stead is the head coach of the New Zealand team.
Team New Zealand:
Team New Zealand stats:
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2. Australia Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
Team Australia declared the squad on April 15. Major news was the return of Warner and Smith into the ODI side.
That means Warner may open the innings with captain Finch, while Usman Khawaja may come to bat after the first wicket is gone. And Steven Smith may fancy batting at his favorite No.4 position.
Australia surprisingly decided to go with only one wicket-keeper, Alex Carey. So Peter Handscomb misses the World cup flight. Jason Behrendorff is given preference over Hazlewood. While the rest of the team was kind of expected with the likes of big-hitter Maxwell, all-rounder Stoinis, GOAT Lyon, ever improved Zampa, Kane Richardson, and others as mentioned in the table below.
Earlier when the squad was first announced, Jhye Richardson was included in the squad. He was at that time recovering from the shoulder dislocation injury. However, later it was understood that the shoulder injury will take more time to heal than earlier expected. Thus Kane Richardson replaced him in the squad.
Justin Langer will guide the team as he is the head coach.
Team Australia:
Team Australia stats:
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3. India Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
Probably the most awaited world-cup squad was finally announced by India on April 15. The announcement resulted in the solving of many difficult puzzles. For example, the puzzle of No.4 batsman and the riddle of back-up Wicket-keeper.
The squad does look extremely well-thought and logical, but it also breaks two hearts: Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant. Selectors preferred Vijay Shankar over Rayudu, citing Shankar’s usefulness in all three departments of batting, bowling, and fielding. Also, Rayudu had a great ODI average of 47+ but his recent ODI performances were weak. So looks like a sensible decision from chief selector MSK Prasad and team.
Selectors decided to go with experienced Dinesh Karthik as the backup wicket-keeper. It was probably the hardest decision for selectors, but they had to leave talented Pant behind before the team takes the flight to London.
Other players who earlier looked like World Cup options but missed the bus: Umesh, Khaleel, Chahar, Ashwin, Rahane, Iyer, Gill, Pandey, and many others.
The ever electric, precise, and energetic all-rounder Jadeja and cool and reliable Kedar Jadhav were able to make it into the final 15 men world cup 2019 squad.
Ravi Shastri is the coach for Team India.
Team India:
Team India stats:
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4. South Africa Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
South Africa declared the World Cup 2019 squad on April 18. As expected Faf du Plessis will lead the side.
Quinton de Kock will play as the destructive batsman/wicket-keeper, while young Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, David Miller, and Van der Dussen will add immense strength to South Africa batting.
All-rounders JP Duminy and Andile Phehlukwayo will have a lot of expectations. South Africa has one of the strongest bowling line-ups in the world cup with the likes of Rabada, Steyn, Ngidi, Tahir, and Shamsi.
Bowlers Chris Morris and Pretorius are also included in the 15-man squad.
Earlier pacer Anrich Nortje was included in the squad. But later he suffered from a thumb injury while practicing in the nets. So allrounder Chris Morris is included in the world cup 2019 squad as Anrich Nortje’s replacement.
Ottis Gibson will travel with the South African Team to England team as Coach.
Team South Africa:
Team South Africa stats:
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(All stats above last updated on April 17)
5. Pakistan Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
PCB declared the World Cup 2019 squad on April 18. Batsman wicket-keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed will lead the side. While the hero of Champions trophy 2017 Fakhar Zaman, along with Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam and Haris Sohail give solid footing to Pakistan’s batting. Not to forget all-rounders Shoaib Malik, Shadab Khan, Mohd. Hafeez, and Imad Wasim who seem to complete the Pakistan team well.
Shaheen Afridi, Mohd. Hasnain and Hasan Ali will take care of the bowling duties. Mickey Arthur is the coach of Team Pakistan.
As per the update on May 20, 2019, Pakistan has included Pacers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz back in the squad. This has resulted in Junaid Khan and Faheem Ashraf losing their World Cup 2019 spot.
Also, Asif Ali is back in the squad. He comes in place of slightly less experienced Abid Ali.
Team Pakistan:
Team Pakistan stats:
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(All stats above last updated on April 18)
6. England Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
England declared the World Cup 2019 squad on 17 April. This world cup is extra special for England as the tournament is happening in their own backyard.
Eoin Morgan will lead the side, while Joe Root, Jason Roy, and James Vince will offer the required strength to the batting side. In addition to that, England will have two amazing wicket-keepers Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, who are equally destructive batsmen.
Initially, batsman Alex Hales was included in the squad, but later he failed the drug test. He was found to have had recreational drugs in the recent past. That is why Alex Hales was dropped from the International side on 29th April.
As per update on May 21, 2019, ECB made one final announcement of the WC squad with three changes. James Vince is included in the final World Cup squad in place of Alex Hales.
Earlier all-rounder David Willey and Joe Denly were included in the squad. But ECB selector Ed Smith decided to bring in Jofra Archer and Liam Dawson in place of the two. Liam Dawson is a right-handed batsman who can bowl slow left-arm spin.
Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Tom Curran, and Chris Woakes will perform the role of all-rounders. Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, and Adil Rashid will protect the bowling palace!
Unfortunately, the promising players Chris Jordan, David Willey, and Sam Curran missed being part of the World Cup squad.
Trevor Bayliss is the coach of Team England.
Team England:
Team England stats:
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(All stats above last updated on April 17)
7. Sri Lanka Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
Sri Lanka announced its squad for world cup 2019 on April 18 and gave many surprises. Even school cricket teams stick with one captain for at least a couple of years, but not Sri Lanka team.
Sri Lanka appointed a new captain for the world-cup- Dimuth Karunaratne. Major players like Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwellla, Danushka Gunathilaka, Akila Dhananjaya, and Upul Tharanga were not included in the side.
Former captain Thisara Perera, along with Jeevan Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana and Dhananjaya de Silva will join the team as all-rounders. Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, and Lasith Malinga will take care of bowling responsibilities. The two ‘Kusal’s will fly to England as Wicket-keeper batsmen for the SL team.
Chandika Hathurusingha is the coach of the Sri Lankan team.
Team Sri Lanka:
Team Sri Lanka stats:
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(All stats above last updated April 18)
8. West Indies Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
West Indies was the last team to declare the World Cup 2019 squad. They declared the squad on April 24.
Universe Boss Chris Gayle and fabulous all-rounder Andre Russel are part of the 15-member squad. Jason Holder will lead the team and would want to steer the WI ship all the way through to the finals. West Indies definitely can surprise everyone by making it to the top 4, as the team has some amazing cricketers.
Batsmen Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis and experienced Darren Bravo will look to score as many runs as possible.
Oshane Thomas, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, and Shannon Gabriel will be given the pace bowling responsibilities. Ashley Nurse and Fabian Allen will handle the spin department.
Shai Hope is probably the main wicket-keeper, while Nicholas Pooran is the backup keeper.
Players who missed the bus: Pacers Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, all-rounders Keiron Pollard and Sunil Narine, Spinner Devendra Bishoo, batsmen John Campbell, Keiren Powell, and Rovman Powell.
Richard Pybus is the coach of the West Indies team.
Team West Indies:
Team West Indies with stats:
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(All stats above last updated April 24)
9. Bangladesh Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
Bangladesh announced its squad on April 16. The strong pillars of Bangladesh cricket, such as Shakib, Mortaza, Tamim, Mushfiqur, and Mahmudullah are all included in the side. In addition to that, pacers, Rubel and Mustafizur complete the bowling fortress of Bangladesh squad.
Abu Jayed, who is yet to debut for ODIs is also included in the side. Selectors are betting on his ability to swing the ball in the English conditions. Passionate leader Mortaza will lead the side, while the amazing Shakib will be the vice-captain. Bangladesh will leave no stone unturned in the world cup campaign under the guidance of their coach Steve Rhodes.
Team Bangladesh:
Team Bangladesh with stats:
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(All stats above last updated April 16)
10. Afghanistan Squad for ICC World Cup 2019
Afghanistan selectors announced the world cup squad on April 22. And with came few surprises. A few weeks ago, previous Afghan team captain Asghar Afghan was not only removed from the captaincy but also removed from 23-member preliminary squad.
However, there were few negative reactions from fans, media as well as other senior players, like Rashid Khan and Mohd. Nabi.
So when the selectors announced 15-member squad, we were pleasantly surprised to see Asghar Afghan back in the team. But he will not play as captain, as all-rounder Gulbadin Naib will take care of the leadership role.
Mohammad Shahzad is the wicket-keeper of the team, who is also a destructive opening batsman. The ever-reliable Mohammad Nabi, the amazing Rashid Khan, Rahmat Shah, and Samiullah Shinwari offer a solid cushion to the team as all-rounders.
Also, spin maestro Mujeeb ur Rahman can send any top batsman back to the dressing room in no time. Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan and Aftab Alam will look after the pace bowling needs.
Noor Ali Zadran and Hazratullah Zazai will look to build big run mountains, as they are the specialist batsmen of the Afghanistan team. Former West Indian all-rounder Phil Simmons will coach the team.
Team Afghanistan:
Team Afghanistan with stats:
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(All stats above last updated April 22)
This will be a very exciting world cup. Since almost all teams look strong and can beat any other team. So it will be interesting to see, who will be the top four teams at the end of the round robin matches. Who you think will be the top 4 teams playing the semifinals? Now that you know the final squads for ICC World Cup 2019 of all teams with stats, can you make a calculated guess? Comment your thoughts below!
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- https://www.icc-cricket.com/
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Sivaramaiah says
I think
England, Australia,India, South Africa
are the top teams for this world cup.
Cricket Now says
Good choices, Siva. All are strong contenders. I feel there will be atleast one surprise entry to the top 4.
May be West indies or Afghanistan ! West indies have some of the biggest hitters who can change the game in few overs and Afghanistan is full of smart players.