All the 14 teams participating the world cup have revealed their squads, there have been many debated on whether who would have been included or excluded. The world cup is going to be a tough one for the Asian teams mostly due to the tough conditions of Australia and New Zealand.
Lets have a look at the squads of Asian Teams for the World Cup:
- AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan is led by Muhammad Nabi a very special player. The squad includes some senior players forming the backbone of the team.
The 15 man Squad is as follows:
- Muhammad Nabi ( Captain)
- Nowroz Mangal
- Asghar Stanikzai
- Samiullah Shenwari
- Afzar Zazai (wk)
- Najeeb Ullah Zadran
- Nasir Jamal
- Mirwais Ashraf
- Gulbadin Naib
- Dawlat Zadran
- Shapoor Zadran
- Hammid Hassan
- Aftab Alam
- Usman Ghani
- Javaid Ahmadi
- BANGLADESH
Bangladesh Cricket Boar named Mashrafe bin Mortaza the captain for the world cup, he will be assisted by Shakib al Hassan who will perform duties as Vice captain.
The biggest debate on the Bangladesh squad was the exclusion of experienced spinner Abdur Razzaq.
He could really have been a bowler Mashrafe Mortaza could trust.
The squad includes the experience of Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim too, alongside the seniors there are new comers too, which includes Tajiul Islam, who had a dream debut against Zimbabwe at home and a Soumya Sarkar who is yet to play and International game.
The Squad:
- Mashrafe Mortaza (captain)
- Shakib al Hasssan (v.captain)
- Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)
- Nasir Hossain
- Mominul Haq
- Anamul Haq
- Soumya Sarkar
- Tamim Iqbal
- Tajiul Islam
- Rubel Hossain
- Taskin Ahmed
- Al Amin Hossain
- Arafat Sunny
- Sabir Hussain
- Mahmudullah Riaz
- INDIA
India are the defending champions for of the mega event starting from 14 of next month. The side will be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni who will have Virat Kholi as vice captain.
Before the squad was announced there had been alot of speculations about inclusion of Yuvraj Singh considering his recent Ranji Trophy Performances, but he was ignored and Stuart Binny was included as a surprise. The squad also includes Axar Patel and Ashwin as spinners.
The Squad:
- MS Dhoni (Wk-Captain)
- Virat Kohli (V.Captain)
- Ravindera Jadeja
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Stuart Binny
- Axar Patel
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Rohit Sharma
- Suresh Raina
- Ambati Raydu
- Ishant Sharma
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Mohammad Shami
- Umesh Yadav
- Shikar Dhawan
- PAKISTAN
Pakistan will be led by Misbah ul Haq, who will retire after the event. The squad includes experienced players like Shahid Afridi, Younas Khan and Mohammad Hafeez. It also includes Mohammad Irfan and for other pacers. Surprise inclusion was Sohail Khan who last played an ODI in 2011. Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmad Shehzad are the two openers.
In spite of good performance in recent Pentangular Cup Shoaib Malik was ignored. Sarfraz Ahmed was given preferance over Kamran Akmal and will also feature as a reserve opener.
Shahid Afridi and Yasir Shah are two leg Spinners.
Pakistan Squad for the World Cup:
- Misbah ul Haq (Captain)
- Ahmed Shehzad
- Shahid Afridi
- Mohammad Hafeez
- Sarfraz Ahmed
- Wahab Riaz
- Mohammad Irfan
- Junaid Khan
- Yasir Shah
- Younas Khan
- Sohail Khan
- Ehsan Adil
- Sohaib Maqsood
- Umar Akmal
- Harris Sohail
- SRI LANKA
Many of the experts have voted in favour of Sri Lanka has the tournament favorites.
The Squad:
- Angelo Mathews
- Mahela Jayawardne
- Kumar Sangakara
- Tillakaratne Dilshan
- Lahiru Thrimane
- Dhimuth Karunaratne
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Thisara Perera
- Jeevan Mendis
- Suranga Lakmal
- Lasith Malinga
- Dhamika Prasad
- Nuwan Kulesekara
- Rangana Herath
- Sachithara Senanayeka
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