In preparation for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, all participating teams have finalized their 15-player squads, adhering to the September 28 deadline. Any alterations made after this cutoff date necessitate approval from the event’s technical committee.
The much-anticipated tournament is set to commence on October 5 in Ahmedabad, featuring a thrilling showdown between the 2019 finalists, England vs New Zealand, in the opening match. As the cricketing spectacle unfolds, teams will engage in fierce battles on the field, all competing for the prestigious title. The tournament’s climax, the final match, is slated for November 19 in Ahmedabad, promising an electrifying clash to determine the ultimate world champion.
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ALL CRICKET WORLD CUP 2023 SQUADS
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
England squad: Jos Buttler (c), 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.
Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), 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.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), 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 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.
New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c), 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.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), 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.
Sri Lanka Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha
Travelling reserve: Chamika Karunaratne
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ALL CRICKET WORLD CUP2023 schedule
England vs New Zealand, 1st Match
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match starts at Oct 05, 08:30 GMT1:30 AM
FriPakistan vs Netherlands, 2nd Match
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Match starts at Oct 06, 08:30 GMT1:30 AM
SatBangladesh vs Afghanistan, 3rd Match
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Match starts at Oct 07, 05:00 GMT10:00 PM (Oct 06)
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 4th Match
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Match starts at Oct 07, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
India vs Australia, 5th Match
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match starts at Oct 08, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
New Zealand vs Netherlands, 6th Match
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Match starts at Oct 09, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
England vs Bangladesh, 7th Match
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Match starts at Oct 10, 08:30 GMT
10:00 PM (Oct 09)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 8th Match
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Match starts at Oct 10, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
India vs Afghanistan, 9th Match
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Match starts at Oct 11, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Australia vs South Africa, 10th Match
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Match starts at Oct 13, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 11th Match
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match starts at Oct 13, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
India vs Pakistan, 12th Match
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match starts at Oct 14, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
England vs Afghanistan, 13th Match
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Match starts at Oct 15, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Australia vs Sri Lanka, 14th Match
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Match starts at Oct 16, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
South Africa vs Netherlands, 15th Match
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Match starts at Oct 17, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 16th Match
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match starts at Oct 18, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
India vs Bangladesh, 17th Match
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Match starts at Oct 19, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Australia vs Pakistan, 18th Match
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Match starts at Oct 20, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Netherlands vs Sri Lanka, 19th Match
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Match starts at Oct 21, 05:00 GMT
10:00 PM (Oct 20)
England vs South Africa, 20th Match
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match starts at Oct 21, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
India vs New Zealand, 21st Match
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Match starts at Oct 22, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 22nd Match
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match starts at Oct 23, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
South Africa vs Bangladesh, 23rd Match
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match starts at Oct 24, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Australia vs Netherlands, 24th Match
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Match starts at Oct 25, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
England vs Sri Lanka, 25th Match
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Match starts at Oct 26, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Pakistan vs South Africa, 26th Match
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match starts at Oct 27, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Australia vs New Zealand, 27th Match
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Match starts at Oct 28, 05:00 GMT
10:00 PM (Oct 27)
Netherlands vs Bangladesh, 28th Match
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match starts at Oct 28, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
India vs England, 29th Match
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Match starts at Oct 29, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Match starts at Oct 30, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 31st Match
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match starts at Oct 31, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
New Zealand vs South Africa, 32nd Match
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Match starts at Nov 01, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
India vs Sri Lanka, 33rd Match
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match starts at Nov 02, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Netherlands vs Afghanistan, 34th Match
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Match starts at Nov 03, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
New Zealand vs Pakistan, 35th Match
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Match starts at Nov 04, 05:00 GMT
10:00 PM (Nov 03)
England vs Australia, 36th Match
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match starts at Nov 04, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
India vs South Africa, 37th Match
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match starts at Nov 05, 08:30 GMT
1:30 AM
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 38th Match
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Match starts at Nov 06, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
Australia vs Afghanistan, 39th Match
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match starts at Nov 07, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
England vs Netherlands, 40th Match
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Match starts at Nov 08, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 41st Match
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Match starts at Nov 09, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
South Africa vs Afghanistan, 42nd Match
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match starts at Nov 10, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
Australia vs Bangladesh, 43rd Match
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Match starts at Nov 11, 05:00 GMT
9:00 PM (Nov 10)
England vs Pakistan, 44th Match
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match starts at Nov 11, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
India vs Netherlands, 45th Match
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Match starts at Nov 12, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final (1st v 4th)
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match starts at Nov 15, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd)
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match starts at Nov 16, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
TBC vs TBC, Final
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match starts at Nov 19, 08:30 GMT
12:30 AM
ICC World Cup 2023: Prize Pool Unveiled
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed a staggering prize pool of USD 10 million (around Rs 83 crore) for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023. The victorious team of the tournament will secure a substantial prize purse of USD 4 million (roughly Rs 33 crore), while the runners-up will be awarded USD 2 million (about 16 crore), as confirmed by the ICC. This substantial prize money adds an extra layer of excitement to the highly anticipated tournament, providing a significant incentive for teams to perform at their best.