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The upcoming edition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is definitely the talk of the town in the cricketing circles at this moment. After the last two editions being played in the UAE and Australia in 2021 and 2022 respectively, this year's 2024 T20 World Cup is scheduled to be hosted in the West Indies and USA starting from 2 May, 2024. A total of 20 teams, hosts West Indies, USA, India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman, England, Afghanistan, Uganda, PNG, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Netherlands will be playing the group-stage of the T20I tournament. The Jos Buttler-led England team are the defending champions having defeated Pakistan in the 2022 finals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
Group A of the T20 World Cup 2024 includes arch-rivals, India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and USA while the Group B comprises of Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman and England. On the other hand, the Group C features teams like West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, PNG and New Zealand while Group D includes South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal. The big-ticket India vs Pakistan match is scheduled to take place at the newly built Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York starting on 9 June, 2024. There will be many star players who will be featuring in the forthcoming World Cup including the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Maxwell, Heinrich Klaasen, Jos Buttler, Kane Williamson, Babar Azam and many more. In this blog piece, we take a look at all the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 squads announced by the participating teams so far.
All ICC T20 World Cup 2024 squads
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan
Australia squad: 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.
England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.
Canada squad: Saad 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. Travelling reserve: Tajinder Singh.
Reserves: Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.
Afghanistan squad: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik.
Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi
Nepal squad: 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 squad: 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. Reserve: Ben Sears.
Oman squad: Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Ayaan Khan, Kashyap Prajapati, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Pratik Athavale, Naseem Khushi, Khalid Kail, Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Rafiullah.
Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra
South Africa squad: 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.
Travelling reserves: Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
USA squad: Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones (vice-Captain), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.
West Indies squad: Rovman Powell (capt), Alzarri Joseph (vc), Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford.
After the conclusion of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) season, the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will take the centerstage in the cricket news all across the globe. The IPL 2024 final will be taking place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai beginning on 26 May, 2024.