LONDON: All ten countries participating in ICC World Cup 2019 have announced their 15-man squads ahead of the tournament that begins on May 30 in England and Wales. The global governing body for cricket, ICC, had asked all the contesting teams to announce their 15-man squads by April 23. The squads can be changed at each team's discretion up until May 23, after aforementioned date a special approval will be needed from the ICC to make any adjustment.All Squads for ICC World Cup 2019:PakistanSarfraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abid Ali, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez (subject to fitness), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad HasnainSpinner Shadab Khan has not accompanied team to England series with an illness, giving an opportunity to Yasir Shah. However, Amir and Asif Ali were named in an extended 17-man squad to play ODI series against England, which could propel them into the final World Cup 15.IndiaVirat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, K.L. Rahul, Vijay Shankar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad ShamiAfghanistanGulbadin 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.Three spinners, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are the strength of Afghanistan, touted as the 'dark horse'. AustraliaAaron Finch (c), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam ZampaThe returns of Steve Smith and David Warner to the national side have been confirmed. BangladeshMashrafe Mortaza (c), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu JayedEnglandEoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.New ZealandKane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Tom Blundell, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Jimmy Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.South AfricaFaf du Plessis (c), Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, JP Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi.Amla was named in 15-man squad despite a poor run of recent form that had prompted much debate about his future.Sri LankaDimuth 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.West IndiesJason Holder (c), Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wk), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Shannon Gabriel, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas, Sheldon Cottrell.FixturesMay 25: (warm-up) England v Australia, SouthamptonMay 27: (warm-up) Australia v Sri Lanka, SouthamptonJune 1: Afghanistan v Australia, Bristol (D/N)June 6: Australia v West Indies, Trent BridgeJune 9: India v Australia, The OvalJune 12: Australia v Pakistan, TauntonJune 15: Sri Lanka v Australia, The OvalJune 20: Australia v Bangladesh, Trent BridgeJune 25: England v Australia, Lord'sJune 29: New Zealand v Australia, Lord's (D/N)July 6: Australia v South Africa, Old Trafford (D/N)July 9: Semi-Final 1, Old TraffordJuly 11: Semi-Final 2, EdgbastonJuly 14: Final, Lord'sAll 50-over warm-up fixtures will be played between May 24 and 28, with each nation scheduled to play two games.
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