The countdown for the ICC Cricket World Cup has begun officially. With just one month left for the big celebration for the cricket fans, the cricket board of each country have announced their squads.
Teams & Squads:
Australia: Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Cameron White, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Raqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo.
Canada: Ashish Bagai (capt & wk), Rizwan Cheema (vice-capt), Harvir Baidwan, Nitish Kumar, Hiral Patel, Tyson Gordon, Henry Osinde, John Davison, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Parth Desai, Karl Whatham, Khurram Chohan, Jimmy Hansra, Zubin Surkari, Balaji Rao
England: Andrew Strauss (capt), James Anderson, Ian bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior (wk), Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Munaf Patel
Ireland: William Porterfield (capt), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Niall O’Brien (wk), Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson (wk), Andrew White, Ed Joyce.
Kenya: Jimmy Kamande (capt), Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, David Obuya, Collins Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Tamnay Mishra, Rakep Patel, Maurice Ouma, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno, Peter Ongondo, Shem Ngoche, James Ngoche.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (capt), Brendon McCullum (wk), James Franklin, Hamish Bennett, Martin Guptill, James How, Kyle Mills, Jesse Ryder, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock
Nethelands: Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Barresi (wk), Adeel Raja, Mudassar Bukhari, Tom Cooper, Atse Buurman, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bernard Loots, Bradley Kruger, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Szwarczynski, Berend Westdijk, Ryan ten Doeschate, Bas Zuiderent
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmed Shehzad
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (Capt & wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Dilhara Fernando, Rangana Herath, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Thisara Perera, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Upul Tharanga
South Africa: Graeme Smith (Capt), AB de Villiers (wk), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf de Plessis, Imran Tahir, Colin Ingram, Monre Morkel, Jacques Kallis, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Monre van Wyk
West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Carlton Baugh (wk), Andre Rusell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Adrian Barath.
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (capt), Charles Coventry, Craig Ervine, Greg Lamb, Shingirai Masakasza, Sean Ervine, Graeme Cremer, Regis Chakabva (wk), Ray Price, Tatenda taibu, Prosper Utseya,, Sean Williams, Greg Lamb, Chris Mpofu, Ed Rainsford, Brendan Taylor
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