All squads named so far for ICC T20 World Cup 2024, ft. India, Australia

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Afghanistan: The Afghan squad boasts of a fine blend of experience and talent, led by the mercurial Rashid Khan. They will thrive on the low and slow pitches in the Caribbean.

Full Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

Australia: Australia will be led by Mitchell Marsh and ODI World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins will be a part of the squad as their frontline pacer. With remarkable international pedigree, they enter the World Cup as one of the standout favourites to win the title, again.

Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Canada: Canada, led by Saad Bin Zafar, will be one of the newbie teams to keep close tabs on in this tournament with their acquaintance with the concerned playing conditions.

Saad Bin Zafar (c), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva. Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.

England: England will embark on their journey of defending the T20 World Cup title after a thoroughly disappointing run in the ODI World Cup. Jos Buttler will lead the charge whereas the team will be boosted by the return of Jofra Archer into the mix of things.

Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

India: India has never won the T20 World Cup since lifting the title in the maiden edition in 2007. This time around, the selectors have mixed things up by adding the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, and Shivam Dube to add firepower to the batting unit.

Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan

Nepal: Nepal is gradually finding their footing in the global cricketing landscape and this competition is a brilliant opportunity for them to pack a punch against more fancied opponents.

Rohit Paudel (c), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee

New Zealand: Kane Williamson will lead the team in the T20 World Cup and the squad includes all the first-team stars such as Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway, and Rachin Ravindra, amongs others. Will they go a step ahead and finally win a championship this time around?

Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears

Oman: Oman will join the list of minnows who will try to bring their A-game to the fore against stronger and more seasoned opponents in this World Cup.

Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (wk), Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi (wk), Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail. Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra

South Africa: South Africa are arguably one of the most well-balanced teams to challenge for the top honours in the upcoming World Cup. Most of their batters are in impeccable touch and are supported by speedsters like Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, and Kagiso Rabada.

Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs

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