2009 ICC Champions Trophy squads

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This is a list of the squads picked for the men's 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. This was the sixth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy tournament and took place in South Africa between 24 September and 5 October.

Australia

Australia named their 15-man squad on 22 August 2009.^[1] Brad Haddin withdrew from the squad on 3 September 2009 following finger surgery; he was replaced by Tim Paine.^[2] Coach: Tim Nielsen

No.	Player	Date of birth	ODIs	Batting	Bowling style	List A team
14	Ricky Ponting (c)	(1974-12-19)19 December 1974 (aged 34)	315	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Tasmanian Tigers
4	Doug Bollinger	(1981-07-24)24 July 1981 (aged 28)	3	Left-handed	Left arm medium-fast	New South Wales Blues
29	David Hussey	(1981-04-02)2 April 1981 (aged 28)	23	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Western Warriors
12	Callum Ferguson	(1984-11-21)21 November 1984 (aged 24)	14	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Southern Redbacks
43	Nathan Hauritz	(1981-10-18)18 October 1981 (aged 27)	19	Right-handed	Right arm off break	New South Wales Blues
20	Ben Hilfenhaus	(1983-03-15)15 March 1983 (aged 26)	12	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Tasmanian Tigers
39	James Hopes	(1978-10-24)24 October 1978 (aged 30)	56	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Queensland Bulls
48	Michael Hussey	(1975-05-27)27 May 1975 (aged 34)	108	Left-handed	Right arm medium pace	Western Warriors
25	Mitchell Johnson	(1981-11-02)2 November 1981 (aged 27)	55	Left-handed	Left arm fast	Western Warriors
58	Brett Lee	(1976-11-08)8 November 1976 (aged 32)	173	Right-handed	Right arm fast	New South Wales Blues
36	Tim Paine	(1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 24)	2	Right-handed	n/a; wicket-keeper	Tasmanian Tigers
10	Peter Siddle	(1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 24)	1	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Victorian Bushrangers
24	Adam Voges	(1979-10-04)4 October 1979 (aged 29)	2	Right-handed	Slow left-arm wrist-spin	Western Warriors
33	Shane Watson	(1981-06-17)17 June 1981 (aged 28)	77	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	New South Wales Blues
7	Cameron White	(1983-08-18)18 August 1983 (aged 26)	28	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	Victorian Bushrangers

England

England named their 15-man squad on 17 August 2009.^[3] Andrew Flintoff was named in the original squad but withdrew on 23 August in order to undergo exploratory surgery on his knee.^[4]

Coach: Andy Flower

No.	Player	Date of birth	ODIs	Batting	Bowling style	List A team
14	Andrew Strauss (c)	(1977-03-02)2 March 1977 (aged 32)	85	Left-handed	Left arm medium pace	Middlesex Crusaders
9	James Anderson	(1982-07-30)30 July 1982 (aged 27)	108	Left-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Lancashire Lightning
31	Tim Bresnan	(1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 24)	7	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Yorkshire Carnegie
42	Ravi Bopara	(1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 24)	40	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Essex Eagles
8	Stuart Broad	(1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 23)	49	Left-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Nottinghamshire Outlaws
5	Paul Collingwood	(1976-05-26)26 May 1976 (aged 33)	161	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Durham Dynamos
55	Joe Denly	(1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 23)	0	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Kent Spitfires
39	Eoin Morgan	(1986-09-10)10 September 1986 (aged 23)	25	Left-handed	Right arm medium pace	Middlesex Crusaders
13	Matt Prior	(1982-02-26)26 February 1982 (aged 27)	40	Right-handed	n/a; wicket-keeper	Sussex Sharks
95	Adil Rashid	(1988-02-17)17 February 1988 (aged 21)	0	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	Yorkshire Carnegie
78	Ryan Sidebottom	(1978-01-15)15 January 1978 (aged 31)	16	Left-handed	Left arm fast-medium	Nottinghamshire Outlaws
3	Owais Shah	(1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 30)	59	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Middlesex Crusaders
66	Graeme Swann	(1979-03-24)24 March 1979 (aged 30)	17	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Nottinghamshire Outlaws
45	Luke Wright	(1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 24)	16	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Sussex Sharks

India

India named their 15-man squad on 16 August 2009.^[5] Yuvraj Singh was replaced by Virat Kohli after he fractured his little finger.

Coach: Gary Kirsten

No.	Player	Date of birth	ODIs	Batting	Bowling style	List A team
7	wk )	(1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 28)	142	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace; wicket-keeper	Jharkhand
19	Rahul Dravid	(1973-01-11)11 January 1973 (aged 36)	336	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Karnataka
5	Gautam Gambhir	(1981-10-14)14 October 1981 (aged 27)	78	Left-handed	Right arm leg break	Delhi
3	Harbhajan Singh	(1980-07-03)3 July 1980 (aged 29)	189	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Punjab
91	Dinesh Karthik	(1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 24)	30	Right-handed	n/a; wicket-keeper	Tamil Nadu
8	Praveen Kumar	(1986-10-02)2 October 1986 (aged 22)	24	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Uttar Pradesh
99	Amit Mishra	(1982-11-24)24 November 1982 (aged 26)	3	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	Haryana
24	Abhishek Nayar	(1983-10-08)8 October 1983 (aged 25)	2	Left-handed	Right arm medium pace	Mumbai
64	Ashish Nehra	(1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 30)	76	Right-handed	Left arm medium-fast	Delhi
28	Yusuf Pathan	(1982-11-17)17 November 1982 (aged 26)	26	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Baroda
48	Suresh Raina	(1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 22)	65	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Uttar Pradesh
29	Ishant Sharma	(1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 21)	30	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Delhi
9	R. P. Singh	(1985-12-06)6 December 1985 (aged 23)	51	Right-handed	Left arm fast-medium	Uttar Pradesh
10	Sachin Tendulkar	(1973-04-24)24 April 1973 (aged 36)	425	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Mumbai
18	Virat Kohli	(1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 20)	4	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Delhi

New Zealand

New Zealand named their 15-man squad on 23 August 2009.^[6] Jesse Ryder cramped in a match. Daryl Tuffey and Jacob Oram were also injured. Thus New Zealand team lost three of their mainstream players. Scott Styris was also called from New Zealand for replacements in the final or semi-final of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.

Coach: Andy Moles

Pakistan

Pakistan named their 15-man squad on 21 August 2009.

Coach: Intikhab Alam

No.	Player	Date of birth	ODIs	Batting	Bowling style	List A team
75	Younis Khan (c)	(1977-11-29)29 November 1977 (aged 31)	191	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	HBL
10	vc )	(1980-05-01)1 May 1980 (aged 29)	281	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	Karachi
25	Fawad Alam	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 23)	14	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Karachi
21	Iftikhar Anjum	(1980-12-01)1 December 1980 (aged 28)	60	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Zarai Taraqiati Bank
17	Imran Nazir	(1981-12-16)16 December 1981 (aged 27)	74	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Karachi Zebras
23	Kamran Akmal	(1982-01-13)13 January 1982 (aged 27)	104	Right-handed	n/a; wicket-keeper	Lahore
22	Misbah-ul-Haq	(1974-05-28)28 May 1974 (aged 35)	54	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	SNGPL
90	Mohammad Amir	(1991-04-13)13 April 1991 (aged 18)	5	Left-handed	Left arm Fast	Punjab
26	Mohammad Asif	(1982-12-20)20 December 1982 (aged 26)	31	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Sialkot
13	Mohammad Yousuf	(1974-08-27)27 August 1974 (aged 35)	269	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Lahore
24	Naved-ul-Hasan	(1978-02-28)28 February 1978 (aged 31)	62	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Punjab
50	Saeed Ajmal	(1977-10-14)14 October 1977 (aged 31)	15	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Faisalabad
18	Shoaib Malik	(1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 27)	181	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Punjab
55	Umar Gul	(1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 25)	60	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Peshawar
96	Umar Akmal	(1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 19)	4	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Lahore

South Africa

South Africa named their 15-man squad on 20 August 2009.^[8]

Coach: Mickey Arthur

No.	Player	Date of birth	ODIs	Batting	Bowling style	List A team
15	Graeme Smith (c)	(1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 28)	141	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Cape Cobras
1	Hashim Amla	(1983-03-31)31 March 1983 (aged 26)	16	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Dolphins
22	Johan Botha	(1982-05-02)2 May 1982 (aged 27)	45	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Warriors
9	Mark Boucher	(1976-12-03)3 December 1976 (aged 32)	280	Right-handed	n/a; wicket-keeper	Warriors
17	AB de Villiers	(1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 25)	85	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Titans
21	JP Duminy	(1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 25)	47	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Cape Cobras
09	Herschelle Gibbs	(1974-02-23)23 February 1974 (aged 35)	244	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	Cape Cobras
3	Jacques Kallis	(1975-10-16)16 October 1975 (aged 33)	291	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Cape Cobras
81	Albie Morkel	(1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 28)	40	Left-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Titans
16	Makhaya Ntini	(1977-07-06)6 July 1977 (aged 32)	173	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Warriors
36	Wayne Parnell	(1989-07-30)30 July 1989 (aged 20)	4	Left-handed	Left arm fast-medium	Warriors
13	Robin Peterson	(1979-08-04)4 August 1979 (aged 30)	35	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Warriors
8	Dale Steyn	(1983-06-27)27 June 1983 (aged 26)	29	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Titans
68	Lonwabo Tsotsobe	(1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (aged 25)	1	Right-handed	Left arm fast-medium	Warriors
52	Roelof van der Merwe	(1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 24)	4	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Titans

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka named their 15-man squad on 25 August 2009.^[9]

Coach:

No.	Player	Date of birth	ODIs	Batting	Bowling style	List A team
11	Kumar Sangakkara (c)	(1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 31)	251	Left-handed	Right arm off break; wicket-keeper	Nondescripts
18	Tillakaratne Dilshan	(1976-10-14)14 October 1976 (aged 32)	160	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Bloomfield
7	Sanath Jayasuriya	(1969-06-30)30 June 1969 (aged 40)	435	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Bloomfield
27	Mahela Jayawardene	(1977-05-27)27 May 1977 (aged 32)	304	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Sinhalese
25	Thilina Kandamby	(1982-06-04)4 June 1982 (aged 27)	96	Left-handed	Right arm leg break	Sinhalese
16	Chamara Kapugedera	(1987-02-24)24 February 1987 (aged 22)	64	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Colombo
92	Nuwan Kulasekara	(1982-07-22)22 July 1982 (aged 27)	56	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Colts
99	Lasith Malinga	(1983-08-28)28 August 1983 (aged 26)	56	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Nondescripts
69	Angelo Mathews	(1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 22)	10	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Colombo
40	Ajantha Mendis	(1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 24)	30	Right-handed	Right arm slow	Wayamba
8	Muttiah Muralitharan	(1972-04-17)17 April 1972 (aged 37)	332	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Tamil Union
30	Dammika Prasad	(1983-05-30)30 May 1983 (aged 26)	5	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Sinhalese
3	Thilan Samaraweera	(1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 33)	21	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Sinhalese
44	Upul Tharanga	(1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 24)	82	Left-handed		Nondescripts
97	Thilan Thushara	(1981-03-01)1 March 1981 (aged 28)	28	Left-handed	Left arm medium-fast	Sinhalese

West Indies

West Indies named their 15-man squad on 17 August 2009.^[10] Despite some negotiations with the West Indian players the Board named their A-team players for the tournament.

Coach:

No.	Player	Date of birth	ODIs	Batting	Bowling style	List A team
60	Floyd Reifer (c)	(1972-07-23)23 July 1972 (aged 37)	5	Left-handed	Right arm medium pace	Combined Campuses and Colleges
8	David Bernard	(1981-07-19)19 July 1981 (aged 28)	4	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Jamaica
2	Tino Best	(1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 28)	11	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Barbados
43	Royston Crandon	(1983-05-31)31 May 1983 (aged 26)	0	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Guyana
15	Travis Dowlin	(1977-02-24)24 February 1977 (aged 32)	3	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Guyana
72	Andre Fletcher	(1987-11-28)28 November 1987 (aged 21)	7	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Windward Islands
33	Nikita Miller	(1982-05-16)16 May 1982 (aged 27)	17	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Jamaica
39	Daren Powell	(1978-04-15)15 April 1978 (aged 31)	55	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Jamaica
23	Kieran Powell	(1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 19)	1	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Leeward Islands
34	Dale Richards	(1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 33)	2	Right-handed	Right arm medium pace	Barbados
24	Kemar Roach	(1988-06-30)30 June 1988 (aged 21)	5	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Barbados
88	Darren Sammy	(1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 25)	26	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Windward Islands
28	Devon Smith	(1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 27)	29	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Windward Islands
48	Gavin Tonge	(1983-01-13)13 January 1983 (aged 26)	2	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Leeward Islands
42	Chadwick Walton	(1985-07-03)3 July 1985 (aged 24)	0	Right-handed	n/a; wicket-keeper	Combined Campuses and Colleges

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