In a new development, it was noticed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked all the ODI World Cup 2023 participant teams to submit their final 15-player squads prior to September 28. Further, it was specified that any replacements after this date would require approval from the ICC.
With less than two months until the World Cup kicks off, all of the teams have begun their last-minute preparations with the goal of making it to the semifinals. The tournament’s first game, between defending champions England and New Zealand, is anticipated to get things started.
On that note, we have come up with a compilation of all the squads for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in one article. But before we move ahead take a look at the brief overview of this year’s competition.
All the squads for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
While the squads are starting to roll in for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. Australia became the first country to have announced its 18-member (preliminary) squad for the year’s much-awaited competition.
On that note, read further to know all the squads for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
Afghanistan squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
The Afghanistan team is yet to announce their squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. However, there are some names that are certain to be in the team. One of them is the magical and magnificent Rashid Khan, who has emerged as the face of the Afghanistan team.
Khan made a mark in the game by his spectacular performance in the shortest format of the game. However, with time, has has stretched his reach to the other formats of the game as well. And the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be one place where he will be looking to showcase his talent, and leave an impactful mark on the tournament for his team.
Australia squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa. (three to be omitted)
Australia was the first team to announce their squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. They have made some of the boldest choices in the team selection by dropping one of their most reliable player; Marnus Labuschagne. The player has not had the same impact on the 50-over format as he had on the test format. Yet, the reliability on the player couldn’t be questioned.
The Australian squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is a mixture of experience and young energy. Led by captain and pace bowling all-rounder Pat Cummins, Australia has retained a core squad with David Warner on top of the order, followed by Steve Smith, Marsh, and Head in the middle order. And proper allrounders in the form of Maxwell, Greene, and Stoinis.
Adam Zampa will be expected to spearhead the spin department of the team. While the pace attack led by Cummins will include the likes of Mitchell Starc and Hazzlewood.
Bangladesh squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023: Yet to be announced
England squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday announced their 15-person provisional squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India.
England have made a number of big calls with their initial squad for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with all-rounder Ben Stokes named in a group of 15 players that does not include young batter Harry Brook and star quick Jofra Archer.
It was revealed on Wednesday that Stokes had reversed his decision to retire from ODI cricket and would return for next month’s four-match ODI series against New Zealand. England selector Luke Wright later confirmed the same 15 players named to take on the Kiwis are also the provisional World Cup squad.
India squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) senior men’s selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar declared the Indian squad for the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup starting from October 5 in India.
Three players, namely: Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, and Prasidh Krishna, who are a part of the traveling contingent to Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup, have missed out of the squad for the World Cup. KL Rahul, who was undergoing rehabilitation in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, has been declared fit and will be a part of the 15-man squad for the quadrennial competition.
Netherlands squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023: Yet to be announced
New Zealand squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023: Yet to be announced
Pakistan squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), M Wasim Jnr, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir
Shadab Khan will continue to serve as the team’s vice-captain while Babar Azam will lead the squad. Pacer Naseem Shah has been replaced by Hasan Ali since he has been ruled out of the competition owing to a shoulder injury.
Ali, however, will be making a one-year comeback to one-day international (ODI) cricket following his final game against the West Indies in Multan in 2022.
The team led by Babar Azam enters the mega-event ranked first. Moreover, has the greatest win/loss ratio of 2.4 for any team that has participated in ODIs during this World Cup cycle.
South Africa squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023: Yet to be announced
Sri Lanka squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
Sri Lanka Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka
Travelling reserve: Chamika Karunaratne
Sri Lanka announced their 15-member squad on Tuesday, 26 September, just two days before ICC’s cut-off date. Dasun Shanaka leads the side, with Kusal Mendis as his deputy.
The biggest news, however, out of the Sri Lanka camp is the absence of their star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
The leg-spinner sustained a thigh strain during last month’s playoffs of the Lankan Premier League, where he concluded the tournament as the top run-scorer with 279 runs and the leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets. The injury subsequently ruled the spinner out of the Asia Cup.
ODI World Cup 2023: A Brief Overview & Crucial News
The 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, an ODI cricket competition held every four years between men’s national teams and hosted by the International Cricket Council (ICC), will take place in 2023. From October 5 to November 19, 2023, India is slated to host it. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was originally supposed to take place from February to March 2023.
The competition will include ten teams, including England, the reigning champions from 2019. India will be the only nation to host the men’s Cricket World Cup; before, the event was co-hosted by other nations in the Indian subcontinent in 1987, 1996, and 2011.
On November 19, 2023, the championship game is slated to take place at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. The semifinal matches will be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Crucial Information to be noted about the ODI World Cup 2023
After the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send the Indian team to the 2023 Asia Cup set for Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) vowed to boycott the event. After the Asian Cricket Council stated that the competition would be staged under a hybrid model suggested by the PCB, with nine of the championship’s 13 matches taking place in Sri Lanka, this problem was settled in June 2023.
Apart from that, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands Qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup after a long hustle and bustle in the Qualifiers held in June.
