The eleven players that go out on the cricket field will carry the hopes of their entire nation in the upcoming ODI World Cup. All the teams have announced their 15-member squads that will feature in the biggest event in the cricket world. This blog includes the likely starting XIs of all the participating teams.
Likely Starting XI of Each Team
Here are the probable starting XIs for World Cup 2023 of all 10 teams:
India
Rohit Sharma (c)
Shubman Gill
Virat Kohli
Shreyas Iyer
KL Rahul (wk)
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul Thakur
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammed Siraj
Kuldeep Yadav
Pakistan
Imam-ul-Haq
Abdullah Shafique
Babar Azam (c)
Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
Saud Shakeel
Iftikhar Ahmed
Shadab Khan
Usama Mir
Shaheen Afridi
Mohammad Wasim.
Haris Rauf
England
Dawid Malan
Jonny Bairstow
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler (c & wk)
Liam Livingstone
Moeen Ali
Sam Curran
Chris Woakes
Adil Rashid
Mark Wood
Australia
Mitchell Marsh
David Warner
Steve Smith
Glenn Maxwell
Alex Carey (wk)
Cameron Green
Josh Hazlewood
Marcus Stoinis
Pat Cummins (c)
Josh Hazlewood
Adam Zampa
South Africa
Temba Bavuma (c)
Quinton de Kock (wk)
Rassie van der Dussen
Aiden Markram
Heinrich Klaasen
David Miller
Marco Jansen
Keshav Maharaj
Kagiso Rabada
Lungi Ngidi
Tabraiz Shamsi
New Zealand
Devon Conway
Will Young
Kane Williamson (c)
Daryl Mitchell
Tom Latham
Glenn Phillips
Mitchell Santner (wk)
Ish Sodhi
Lockie Ferguson
Matt Henry
Trent Boult
Bangladesh
Litton Kumer Das (wk)
Najmul Hossain Shanto
Shakib Al Hasan (c)
Tawhid Hridoy
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mahmudullah Riyad
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Nasum Ahmed
Mahedi Hasan
Taskin Ahmed
Mustafizur Rahman
Sri Lanka
Kusal Perera
Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Mendis (wk)
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Charith Asalanka
Dhananjaya de Silva
Dasun Shanaka (c)
Dunith Wellalage
Maheesh Theekshana
Matheesha Pathirana
Lahiru Kumara
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Ibrahim Zadran (wk)
Rahmat Shah
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)
Najibullah Zadran
Mohammad Nabi
Rashid Khan
Mujeeb ur Rahman
Noor Ahmad
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Naveen ul Haq
Netherlands
Max O’Dowd
Vikram Singh
Scott Edwards (c & wk)
Colin Ackermann
Bas de Leede
Paul van Meekeren
Roelof van der Merwe
Logan van Beek
Aryan Dutt
Saqib Zulfiqar
Shariz Ahmad
Conclusion
India and England have the two most balanced sides to feature in the upcoming ODI World Cup. Pakistan, Australia, and South Africa also have a solid combination. The starting XIs for World Cup 2023 in this blog are stated assuming all the players will carry their current fitness.
