ICC World Cup 2023 All Team Squads and Players: The biggest and grandest sports tournament in cricket, the quadrennial World Cup is set to commence on October 5. Just a few days are left before the fans get to witness another spectacular season of the Cricket World Cup, full of high-pressure games, edge-of-the-seat chases, explosive batting, suffocating bowling and more sports action.
Ten top teams of the world will participate in the ICC World Cup, with India hosting the tournament. As a two time-champion (1983, 2011) and the 3rd ranked ODI team in the world, India will enjoy the home advantage. Five-time winners Australia and defending champs England are also the favourites to win the 2023 World Cup.
The teams have begun releasing the official squads, starting with India. 28 September is the last date for teams to finalise their playing 15. South Africa, Netherlands, England and New Zealand have also announced their official squads, while Australia has unveiled its provisional players list. The remaining countries Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will likely declare their final team squads after the end of Asia Cup 2023.
You can check out the full player list for all countries here.
India Team Squad
India is hosting the 2023 Cricket World Cup and was the first team to announce its official squad. It includes all the star players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jaspirt Bumrah. There were a few disappointments too, in the exclusion of Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal.
- Rohit Sharma(Captain)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul (WC)
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ishan Kishan (WC)
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Shardul Thakur
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Shami
- Mohammed Siraj
ICC World Cup 2023 India Team Announced |
Here's the #TeamIndia squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 🙌#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/EX7Njg2Tcv
Australia Team Squad
Australia was the first team to announce its provisional squad and second after India to finalise the playing-15. Pat Cummins will lead the team and the likes of David Warner, Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell.
- Pat Cummins (Captain)
- Sean Abbott
- Ashton Agar
- Alex Carey (WK)
- Cameron Green
- Josh Hazlewood
- Travis Head
- Josh Inglis (WK)
- Mitchell Marsh
- Glenn Maxwell
- Steve Smith
- Mitchell Starc
- Marcus Stoinis
- David Warner
- Adam Zampa
ICC World Cup 2023 Australia Team Announced |
Presenting your 15-player men’s provisional squad for the 2023 World Cup!
The final 15-player squad will be confirmed later this month 🇦🇺 #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/wO0gBbadKi — Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) September 6, 2023
England Team Squad
Our @CricketWorldCup 1⃣5⃣ 😍
Are we excited yet?! 😆#CWC23 | #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/u5FOly7rAk — England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 17, 2023
England is the current title holder of the ICC Cricket World Cup and has released its squad details on 17 September. The final playing 15 wasn't expected to be any different but England Cricket made a surprise decision to drop Jason Roy and pick Harry Brook in his place.
- Jos Buttler (captain)
- Moeen Ali
- Gus Atkinson
- Jonny Bairstow
- Sam Curran
- Liam Livingstone
- Dawid Malan
- Adil Rashid
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Ben Stokes
- Reece Topley
- David Willey
- Mark Wood
- Chris Woakes
ICC World Cup 2023 England Team |
Pakistan Team Squad
🚨 Our squad for the ICC World Cup 2023 🚨#WeHaveWeWill | #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/pJjOOncm56 — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 22, 2023
Pakistan was among the final teams to announce its World Cup squad and much of it was the same as their Asia Cup squad. Hasan Ali replaced the injured Naseem Shah. Babar Azam will be the captain of the team as they look to bring the World Cup home after three decades.
- Babar Azam (Captain)
- Fakhar Zaman
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Salman Ali Agha
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Mohammad Haris
- Shadab Khan
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Usama Mir
- Haris Rauf
- Mohammad Wasim Jnr
- Hasan Ali
- Shaheen Afridi
- Saud Shakeel
ICC World Cup 2023 Pakistan Team |
New Zealand Team Squad
New Zealand was the third team to reveal its official squad. Kane Williamson will lead the team and look to finally clinch their maiden title after finishing as runner-ups in the last two ICC Cricket World Cups.
- Kane Williamson (Captain
- Trent Boult
- Mark Chapman
- Devon Conway
- Lockie Ferguson
- Matt Henry
- Tom Latham
- Daryl Mitchell
- Jimmy Neesham
- Glenn Phillips
- Rachin Ravindra
- Mitch Santner
- Ish Sodhi
- Tim Southee
- Will Young
ICC World Cup 2023 New Zealand Team |
Sri Lanka Team Squad
Presenting our powerhouse squad for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.
Let's rally behind the #LankanLions 🦁👊#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/NTD4A8YbkZ — Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) September 26, 2023
Sri Lanka was among the last teams to announce their World Cup squads and faced much trouble selecting the players. Four of its key bowlers were dealing with injuries and Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga had to be eliminated from the final players list. Dilshan Madushanka and Maheesh Theekshana were included in the squad with the hopes that they clear the fitness test before the tournament began.
- Dasun Shanaka (INJURED)
- Kusal Mendis (Captain)
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Kusal Janith
- Pathum Nissanka
- Charith Asalanka
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Dunith Wellalage
- Dushan Hemantha
- Dilshan Madushanka*
- Kasun Rajitha
- Lahiru Kumara
- Maheesh Theekshana*
- Matheesha Pathirana
Travelling Reserve:
- Chamika Karunaratne
ICC World Cup 2023 Sri Lanka Team |
Bangladesh Team Squad
Introducing the men in Green and Red for the World Cup. 🇧🇩🏏#BCB | #Cricket | #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/dVy9s4FijA — Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) September 26, 2023
Bangladesh was the last to announce it's official World Cup squad and it was mostly as predicted but with the exception of former captain Tamim Iqbal. Shakib Al Hasan will lead the Bangladesh team while Iqbal was excluded from the final-15 player list along with bowler Ebadot Hossain.
- Shakib Al Hasan (Captain)
- Litton Das
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (Vice Captain)
- Tawhid Hridoy
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Mahmudullah Riyad
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Nasum Ahmed
- Shak Mahedi Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Hasan Mahmud
- Shoriful Islam
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
ICC World Cup 2023 Bangladesh Team |
South Africa Team Squad
- Temba Bavuma (Captain)
- Gerald Coetzee
- Quinton de Kock
- Reeza Hendricks
- Marco Jansen
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Keshav Maharaj
- Aiden Markram
- David Miller
- Lungi Ngidi
- Andile Phehlukwayo
- Kagiso Rabada
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Lizaad Williams
ICC World Cup 2023 South Africa Team |
🟡 #CWC23 TEAM UPDATE 🟢
White-ball head coach Rob Walter today confirmed that Anrich Nortje & Sisanda Magala have been ruled out of the @cricketworldcup in India 🇿🇦🏆
✅ Andile Phehlukwayo & Lizaad Williams
❌Sisanda Magala & Anrich Nortje #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/WhDiCNDNjY — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) September 21, 2023
Afghanistan Team Squad
Afghanistan team is rising fast in the rankings and gives tough competition to any other team. They nearly knocked out hosts Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 in a close game. The likes of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan are internationally acclaimed players. Another reason to look forward to Afghanistan's games, especially with India is because of Naveen ul-Haq's rivalry with Virat Kohli after the IPL 2023.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Riaz Hassan
- Rahmat Shah
- Najibullah Zadran
- Mohammad Nabi
- Ikram Alikhil
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Rashid Khan
- Mujeeb ur Rahman
- Noor Ahmad
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Abdul Rahman
- Naveen-ul-Haq
Netherlands Team Squad
- Scott Edwards (c)
- Max O'Dowd
- Bas de Leede
- Vikram Singh
- Teja Nidamanuru
- Paul van Meekeren
- Colin Ackermann
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Logan van Beek
- Aryan Dutt
- Ryan Klein
- Wesley Barresi
- Saqib Zulfiqar
- Shariz Ahmad
- Sybrand Engelbrecht