2009 ICC Champions Trophy squads
Introduction 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.Brad Haddin withdrew from the squad on 3 September 2009 following finger surgery; he was replaced by Tim Paine. '''Coach''': Tim NielsenRicky Ponting, Australia's captain for the tournament.No.PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleList A team14 Ricky Ponting (c)   315  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Tasmanian Tigers4 Doug Bollinger   3  Left-handed  Left arm medium-fast   New South Wales Blues29 David Hussey   23  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Western Warriors12 Callum Ferguson   14  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Southern Redbacks43 Nathan Hauritz   19  Right-handed  Right arm off break   New South Wales Blues20 Ben Hilfenhaus   12  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Tasmanian Tigers39 James Hopes   56  Right-handed  Right arm medium-fast   Queensland Bulls48 Michael Hussey   108  Left-handed  Right arm medium pace   Western Warriors25 Mitchell Johnson   55  Left-handed  Left arm fast   Western Warriors58 Brett Lee   173  Right-handed  Right arm fast   New South Wales Blues36 Tim Paine   2  Right-handed  n/a; wicket-keeper   Tasmanian Tigers10 Peter Siddle   1  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Victorian Bushrangers24 Adam Voges   2  Right-handed  Slow left-arm wrist-spin   Western Warriors33 Shane Watson   77  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   New South Wales Blues7 Cameron White   28  Right-handed  Right arm leg break   Victorian Bushrangers
England England named their 15-man squad on 17 August 2009.Andrew Flintoff was named in the original squad but withdrew on 23 August in order to undergo exploratory surgery on his knee. '''Coach''': Andy FlowerAndrew Strauss, England's captain for the tournament.No.PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleList A team14 Andrew Strauss (c)   85  Left-handed  Left arm medium pace   Middlesex Crusaders9 James Anderson   108  Left-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Lancashire Lightning31 Tim Bresnan   7  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Yorkshire Carnegie42 Ravi Bopara   40  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Essex Eagles8 Stuart Broad   49  Left-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Nottinghamshire Outlaws5 Paul Collingwood   161  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Durham Dynamos55 Joe Denly   0  Right-handed  Right arm leg spin   Kent Spitfires39 Eoin Morgan   25  Left-handed  Right arm medium pace   Middlesex Crusaders13 Matt Prior   40  Right-handed  n/a; wicket-keeper   Sussex Sharks95 Adil Rashid   0  Right-handed  Right arm leg break   Yorkshire Carnegie78 Ryan Sidebottom   16  Left-handed  Left arm fast-medium   Nottinghamshire Outlaws3 Owais Shah   59  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Middlesex Crusaders66 Graeme Swann   17  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Nottinghamshire Outlaws45 Luke Wright   16  Right-handed  Right arm medium-fast   Sussex Sharks
India India named their 15-man squad on 16 August 2009.Yuvraj Singh was replaced by Virat Kohli after he fractured his little finger. '''Coach''': Gary KirstenMahendra Singh Dhoni, India's captain for the tournament.No.PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleList A team7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk)   142  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace; wicket-keeper   Jharkhand19 Rahul Dravid   336  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Karnataka5 Gautam Gambhir   78  Left-handed  Right arm leg break   Delhi3 Harbhajan Singh   189  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Punjab91 Dinesh Karthik   30  Right-handed  n/a; wicket-keeper   Tamil Nadu8 Praveen Kumar   24  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Uttar Pradesh99 Amit Mishra   3  Right-handed  Right arm leg break   Haryana24 Abhishek Nayar   2  Left-handed  Right arm medium pace   Mumbai64 Ashish Nehra   76  Right-handed  Left arm medium-fast   Delhi28 Yusuf Pathan   26  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Baroda48 Suresh Raina   65  Left-handed  Right arm off break   Uttar Pradesh29 Ishant Sharma   30  Right-handed  Right arm fast   Delhi9 R. P. Singh   51  Right-handed  Left arm fast-medium   Uttar Pradesh10 Sachin Tendulkar   425  Right-handed  Right arm leg break/off break/medium pace   Mumbai18 Virat Kohli   4  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace  Delhi
New Zealand New Zealand named their 15-man squad on 23 August 2009.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 MolesDaniel Vettori, New Zealand's captain for the tournament.No.PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleList A team11 Daniel Vettori (c)   239  Left-handed  Slow left arm orthodox   Northern Districts Knights27 Shane Bond   67  Right-handed  Right arm fast   Canterbury Wizards4 Neil Broom   8  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Otago Volts2 Ian Butler   18  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Otago Volts51 Brendon Diamanti   1  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Central Districts Stags88 Grant Elliott   21  Right-handed  Right arm medium-fast   Wellington Firebirds31 Martin Guptill   12  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Auckland Aces48 Gareth Hopkins   12  Right-handed  n/a; wicket-keeper   Auckland Aces42 Brendon McCullum   153  Right-handed  n/a; wicket-keeper   Otago Volts37 Kyle Mills   102  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Auckland Aces24 Jacob Oram   130  Left-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Central Districts Stags39 Jeetan Patel   38  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Wellington Firebirds77 Jesse Ryder   17  Left-handed  Right arm medium pace   Wellington Firebirds3 Ross Taylor   63  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Central Districts Stags14 Daryl Tuffey   80  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Northern Districts Knights
Pakistan Pakistan named their 15-man squad on 21 August 2009.Mohammad Asif got selected after his ban after a year and a half. Also the three players from ICL Imran Nazir, Mohammad Yousuf and Naved-ul-Hasan made their way into the squad after issuing the photocopies of NOC to the PCB. Shahid Afridi acted as captain in their first match. '''Coach''': Intikhab AlamYounis Khan, Pakistan's captain for the tournament.No.PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleList A team75 Younis Khan (c)   191  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   HBL10 Shahid Afridi (vc)  281  Right-handed  Right arm leg break   Karachi25 Fawad Alam   14  Left-handed  Right arm off break   Karachi21 Iftikhar Anjum   60  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Zarai Taraqiati Bank17 Imran Nazir   74  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Karachi Zebras23 Kamran Akmal   104  Right-handed  n/a; wicket-keeper   Lahore22 Misbah-ul-Haq   54  Right-handed  Right arm leg break   SNGPL90 Mohammad Amir   5  Left-handed  Left arm Fast   Punjab26 Mohammad Asif   31  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Sialkot13 Mohammad Yousuf   269  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Lahore24 Naved-ul-Hasan   62  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Punjab50 Saeed Ajmal   15  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Faisalabad18 Shoaib Malik   181  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Punjab55 Umar Gul   60  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Peshawar96 Umar Akmal   4  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Lahore
South Africa South Africa named their 15-man squad on 20 August 2009. '''Coach''': Mickey ArthurGraeme Smith, South Africa's captain for the tournament.No.PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleList A team15 Graeme Smith (c)   141  Left-handed  Right arm off break   Cape Cobras1 Hashim Amla   16  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Dolphins22 Johan Botha   45  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Warriors9 Mark Boucher   280  Right-handed  n/a; wicket-keeper   Warriors17 AB de Villiers   85  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Titans21 JP Duminy   47  Left-handed  Right arm off break   Cape Cobras09 Herschelle Gibbs   244  Right-handed  Right arm leg break   Cape Cobras3 Jacques Kallis   291  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Cape Cobras81 Albie Morkel   40  Left-handed  Right arm medium-fast   Titans16 Makhaya Ntini   173  Right-handed  Right arm fast   Warriors36 Wayne Parnell   4  Left-handed  Left arm fast-medium   Warriors13 Robin Peterson   35  Left-handed  Slow left arm orthodox   Warriors8 Dale Steyn   29  Right-handed  Right arm fast   Titans68 Lonwabo Tsotsobe   1  Right-handed  Left arm fast-medium   Warriors52 Roelof van der Merwe   4  Right-handed  Slow left arm orthodox   Titans
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka named their 15-man squad on 25 August 2009. '''Coach:''' Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka's captain for the tournament.No.PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleList A team11 Kumar Sangakkara (c)   251  Left-handed  Right arm off break; wicket-keeper   Nondescripts18 Tillakaratne Dilshan   160  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Bloomfield7 Sanath Jayasuriya   435  Left-handed  Slow left arm orthodox   Bloomfield27 Mahela Jayawardene   304  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Sinhalese25 Thilina Kandamby   96  Left-handed  Right arm leg break   Sinhalese16 Chamara Kapugedera   64  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Colombo92 Nuwan Kulasekara   56  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Colts99 Lasith Malinga   56  Right-handed  Right arm fast   Nondescripts69 Angelo Mathews   10  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium   Colombo40 Ajantha Mendis   30  Right-handed  Right arm slow   Wayamba8 Muttiah Muralitharan   332  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Tamil Union30 Dammika Prasad   5  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace   Sinhalese3 Thilan Samaraweera   21  Right-handed  Right arm off break   Sinhalese44 Upul Tharanga   82  Left-handed     Nondescripts97 Thilan Thushara   28  Left-handed  Left arm medium-fast   Sinhalese
West Indies West Indies named their 15-man squad on 17 August 2009.Despite some negotiations with the West Indian players the Board named their A-team players for the tournament. '''Coach''':No.PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleList A team60 Floyd Reifer (c)   5  Left-handed  Right arm medium pace  8 David Bernard   4  Right-handed  Right arm medium-fast  2 Tino Best   11  Right-handed  Right arm fast  43 Royston Crandon   0  Right-handed  Right arm off break  15 Travis Dowlin   3  Right-handed  Right arm off break  72 Andre Fletcher   7  Right-handed  Right arm off break  33 Nikita Miller   17  Right-handed  Slow left arm orthodox  39 Daren Powell   55  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium  23 Kieran Powell   1  Left-handed  Right arm medium pace / off break  34 Dale Richards   2  Right-handed  Right arm medium pace  24 Kemar Roach   5  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium  88 Darren Sammy   26  Right-handed  Right arm medium-fast  28 Devon Smith   29  Left-handed  Right arm off break  48 Gavin Tonge   2  Right-handed  Right arm fast-medium  42 Chadwick Walton   0  Right-handed  n/a; wicket-keeper
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