CWC 2019: Complete squads of all participating teams in ICC World Cup 2019

The ICC World Cup 2019 begins on May 30 in England and Wales.

The ICC World Cup 2019 will be played in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14. The tournament opener will see hosts England taking on semi-finalists of 2015 edition South Africa. India, on the other hand, will also begin their journey against South Africa from June 5.

The format of the 2019 edition of the World Cup will revert back to the 1992 edition and matches will be played on a round-robin based with all the participating teams taking on one another once each. This gives the teams who might have a bad start to the tournament to make a comeback in later stages.

All the participating teams were required to name their 15-member squads by 23^rd April 2019 and are allowed to make changes due to injury till May 23, 2019. Keeping this in mind, we present to you, the complete squads of all the World Cup 2019 participating teams.

Here are the Complete squads of all participating teams in ICC World Cup 2019

INDIA
The Indian squad was one of the most anticipated ones, given the amount of speculation for the batting option for no.4 spot in the lineup. There were also many doubts whether Dinesh Karthik or Rishabh Pant will make it to the World Cup squad as a backup to MS Dhoni. All these speculations were laid to rest when BCCI announced the Indian squad.

Virat Kohli will lead the side with Rohit Sharma as his deputy. MS Dhoni is the first-choice wicketkeeper in the playing XI. The batting lineup is powered by Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar apart from the aforementioned players. India opted for three genuine pace bowlers in Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, with Hardik Pandya being the all-rounder.

Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Yuzvendra Chahal make up the spin options, while Dinesh Karthik edged out Pant for the spot of the second wicketkeeper. India will play their first match against South Africa on June 5 and will lock horns with arch-rival Pakistan on June 16.

Indian WC Squad:
Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand was the first team to announce their 15-man squad and it saw one of the most surprising picks made, as Tom Blundell, who is yet to play an ODI, has been included in the squad in place of Tim Seifert, after the wicketkeeper-batsman sustained a finger injury. Ish Sodhi edged out Todd Astle as the second spinner in the team while Jimmy Neesham found himself in the squad over Corey Anderson. Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, and Tom Latham will power the Kiwi batting.

New Zealand WC squad:
Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor

AUSTRALIA
The defending champions Australia got a major boost to their World Cup campaign in form of returns of David Warner and Steve Smith. Aaron Finch was handed the reins of the squad, which sees names of Josh Hazlewood and Peter Handscomb missing from the 15-member team.

Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Warner, and Smith will bolster the Australian batting, while Adam Zampa, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jhye Richardson and Jason Behrendorff will be the bowling superstars for the five-time World Champions.

Australia WC squad:
Aaron Finch (c), Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa

BANGLADESH
Bangladesh chose rookie seamer Abu Jayed, raising a few eyebrows and he will join Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman and Rubel Hossain in the fast bowling department led by Captain Mashrafe Mortaza. Shakib-Al-Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Mahmudullah, Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim make up the experienced players in the 15-member contingent.

Bangladesh WC squad:

Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan (vice-captain), Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahaman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed

ENGLAND
The hosts England have announced a preliminary 15-member squad which doesn’t see the names of its two best-limited overs players in Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan. Both of these players are named in the 17-member team to face Pakistan in the five-ODI series coming May and the final England squad will be named after this series, which concludes on May 19.

Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Liam Plunkett, David Willey, and Tom Curran lead the bowling unit with Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid as the spinners. Bairstow, Roy, Hales, Buttler, Morgan are the batting powerhouses in the squad.

England WC squad:
Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Alex Hales, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, David Willey

SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s squad was a bit of surprising one as they named Dimuth Karunaratne as their captain, despite him not playing a single ODI since the last World Cup in 2015. Lasith Malinga was included in the team, but likes of Dinesh Chandimal was omitted, with Jeevan Mendis being a surprise inclusion.  Angelo Mathews refused the captaincy but makes it as a batsman.

Sri Lanka WC squad
Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal

SOUTH AFRICA
For South Africa, Chris Morris and Reeza Hendricks missed out to go to England, as the selectors batted for some youth in Swaine Pretorius, and Anrich Nortje, along with proven cases like Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen. Tabraiz Shamsi will partner JP Duminy and Imran Tahir as spin options, with Dale Steyn leading the pace bowlers.  

South Africa WC squad:
Faf du Plessis (c), JP Duminy, David Miller, Dale Steyn, Andile Phehlukwayo, Imran Tahir, Hashim Amla, Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pretorius, Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Tabraiz Shamsi

PAKISTAN
Pakistani squad saw the shock omission of Mohammad Amir, while young Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Hasnain got the nod to go to England. Abid Ali too got a ticket to England based on his debut century against Australia recently, while Pakistan squad sees experience in form of Malik, Hafeez, Babar, Junaid, and Fakhar Zaman.

Their squad may also see changes after the conclusion of their 5-match ODI series against England by 19th May. 

Pakistan WC squad:
Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-Ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Hassan Ali, Abid Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Sohail.

AFGHANISTAN
The Afghanistan Cricket Board shocked the cricketing fraternity by dumping Asghar Afghan as the captain of the team in all three formats, naming Gulbadin Naib as ODI captain including for the World Cup in England. Afghan, along with experienced Nabi, Shahzad, Noor Zadran and Rashid Khan form the crux of the team.  

Afghanistan WC squad:
Gulbadin Naib (captain), Mohammad Shahzad (wicketkeeper), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

WEST INDIES 
West Indies was the last team to announce their 15-man squad with Jason Holder as the captain and noted omissions of Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard. Andre Russell assured the selectors of his fitness and was chosen along with veteran Chris Gayle.

West Indies WC squad:
Jason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer