The die is cast – FINAL ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 squads and changes
Afghanistan 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.
Changes: No changes from preliminary squad selection.
Australia squad: Aaron Finch (captain), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa, Nathan Lyon, Kane Richardson
Changes: Pace bowler Kane Richardson replaces despondent seamer Jhye Richardson in the final squad, whose shoulder injury fails to recover in time for a World Cup appearance.
Bangladesh 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
Changes: No changes from preliminary squad selection.
England squad: Eoin Morgan (captain, Middlesex), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra Archer (Sussex), Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper, Yorkshire), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper, Lancashire), Tom Curran (Surrey), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Liam Plunkett (Surrey), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy (Surrey), Ben Stokes (Durham), James Vince (Hampshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).
Changes: There are three changes from the preliminary England squad. Sussex’s fast bowler Jofra Archer is called up after his debut in the Royal London ODI series against Pakistan. Hampshire’s all rounder off-spinner Liam Dawson return’s following his haul of 18 wickets and batting average of 45 on the run up to the Royal London One-Day Cup final. James Vince, the elegant Hampshire top-order batsman, is also included for his efforts during the Royal London ODI series against Pakistan. Kent’s Joe Denly and Yorkshire’s David Willey miss out on selection, while Alex Hales is excluded for disciplinary reasons.
India squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami
Changes: No changes from preliminary squad selection.
New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Ish Sodhi, Henry Nicholls, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Jimmy Neesham
Changes: No changes from preliminary squad selection.
Pakistan squad: Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain & wicketkeeper), Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz.
Changes: Pakistan’s selectors have called up Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf and Junaid Khan to their final 15-man squad, replacing Asif Ali, Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz following a 4-0 one-day series defeat to England. Chairman of selectors Inzamam-ul-Haq confirmed the rationale behind the move, as, “The lack of potency of our frontline bowlers against England meant that a change was needed.”
South Africa squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, JP Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Chris Morris.
Changes: South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the ICC World Cup due to a right thumb fracture suffered during nets practice requiring 6 to eight weeks recovery. All-rounder Chris Morris has been drafted into the squad as a replacement.
Sri Lanka squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Avishka Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeffery Vandersay, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana
Changes: No changes from preliminary squad selection.
West Indies squad: Jason Holder (captain), Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Ashley Nurse, Fabian Allen, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wicketkeeper), Oshane Thomas, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis.
Changes: No changes from preliminary squad selection.
