Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.
Afghanistan
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulbadin Naib (c) | Gulbadin Naib | 16-Mar-91 | Logar | Afghanistan | Right | RMF | Bowler |
| Rashid Khan (vc) | Rashid Khan | 20-Sep-98 | Nangarhar | Afghanistan | Right | RLB | Bowler |
| Aftab Alam | Aftab Alam | 30-Nov-92 | Nangarhar | Afghanistan | Right | RMF | Bowler |
| Asghar Afghan | Asghar Afghan | 22-Feb-87 | Kabul | Afghanistan | Right | RMF | Batsman |
| Dawlat Zadran | Dawlat Zadran | 19-Mar-88 | Khost | Afghanistan | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| Hamid Hassan | Hamid Hassan | 01-Jun-87 | Nangarhar | Afghanistan | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | Hashmatullah Shahidi | 04-Nov-94 | Logar | Afghanistan | Left | ROB | Batsman |
| Hazratullah Zazai | Hazratullah Zazai | 23-Mar-98 | Paktia | Afghanistan | Left | LAO | Bowler |
| Mohammad Nabi | Mohammad Nabi | 07-Mar-85 | Logar | Afghanistan | Right | ROB | Allrounder |
| Mohammad Shahzad | Mohammad Shahzad | 31-Jan-88 | Nangarhar | Afghanistan | Right | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| Mujeeb ur Rahman | Mujeeb ur Rahman | 28-Mar-01 | Khost | Afghanistan | Right | ROB | Bowler |
| Najibullah Zadran | Najibullah Zadran | 18-Feb-93 | Logar | Afghanistan | Left | ROB | Batsman |
| Noor Ali Zadran | Noor Ali Zadran | 10-Jul-88 | Khost | Afghanistan | Right | RMF | Batsman |
| Rahmat Shah | Rahmat Shah | 06-Jul-93 | Paktia | Afghanistan | Right | RLB | Allrounder |
| Samiullah Shinwari | Samiullah Shinwari | 31-Dec-87 | Nangarhar | Afghanistan | Right | RLB | Allrounder |
Note: Different sources show different versions of Hamid Hassan and Najibullah Zadran’s date of birth.
Australia
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Finch (c) | Aaron Finch | 17-Nov-86 | Colac, Victoria | Australia | Right | LAO | Batsman |
| PJ Cummins (vc) | Pat Cummins | 08-May-93 | Westmead, Sydney, NSW | Australia | Right | RF | Bowler |
| JP Behrendorff | Jason Behrendorff | 20-Apr-90 | Camden, NSW | Australia | Right | LFM | Bowler |
| AT Carey | Alex Carey | 27-Aug-91 | Loxton, South Australia | Australia | Left | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| NM Coulter-Nile | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 11-Oct-87 | Perth, Western Australia | Australia | Right | RF | Bowler |
| NM Lyon | Nathan Lyon | 20-Nov-87 | Young, NSW | Australia | Right | ROB | Bowler |
| SE Marsh | Shaun Marsh | 09-Jul-83 | Narrogin, Western Australia | Australia | Left | LAO | Batsman |
| GJ Maxwell | Glenn Maxwell | 14-Oct-88 | Kew, Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Right | ROB | Batting allrounder |
| KW Richardson | Kane Richardson | 12-Feb-91 | Eudunda, South Australia | Australia | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| SPD Smith | Steve Smith | 02-Jun-89 | Sydney, NSW | Australia | Right | RLB | Batsman |
| MA Starc | Mitchell Starc | 13-Jan-90 | Baulkham Hills, Sydney, NSW | Australia | Left | LF | Bowler |
| MP Stoinis | Marcus Stoinis | 16-Aug-89 | Perth, Western Australia | Australia | Right | RMF | Batting allrounder |
| Usman Khawaja | Usman Khawaja | 18-Dec-86 | Islamabad, Punjab | Pakistan | Left | RM | Batsman |
| DA Warner | David Warner | 27-Oct-86 | Paddington, Sydney, NSW | Australia | Left | RLB | Batsman |
| A Zampa | Adam Zampa | 31-Mar-92 | Shellharbour, NSW | Australia | Right | RLB | Bowler |
Bangladesh
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashrafe Mortaza (c) | Mashrafe Mortaza | 05-Oct-83 | Norail, Khulna | Bangladesh | Right | RMF | Bowler |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | Shakib Al Hasan | 24-Mar-87 | Magura, Khulna | Bangladesh | Left | LAO | Allrounder |
| Abu Jayed | Abu Jayed | 02-Aug-93 | Bangladesh | Right | RMF | Bowler | |
| Liton Das | Liton Das | 13-Oct-94 | Dinajpur, Rangpur | Bangladesh | Right | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| Mahmudullah | Mahmudullah | 04-Feb-86 | Mymensingh, Dhaka | Bangladesh | Right | ROB | Batting allrounder |
| Mehedi Hasan Miraz | Mehedi Hasan Miraz | 25-Oct-97 | Khulna | Bangladesh | Right | ROB | Allrounder |
| Mohammad Mithun Ali | Mohammad Mithun | 03-Feb-90 | Kushtia | Bangladesh | Right | Batsman | |
| Mohammad Saifuddin | Mohammad Saifuddin | 11-Jan-96 | Feni, Chittagong | Bangladesh | Left | RMF | Bowling allrounder |
| Mosaddek Hossain | Mosaddek Hossain | 10-Dec-95 | Mymensingh, Dhaka | Bangladesh | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Mushfiqur Rahim | 01-Sep-88 | Bogra | Bangladesh | Right | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Mustafizur Rahman | 09-Jun-95 | Satkhira, Khulna | Bangladesh | Left | LFM | Bowler |
| Rubel Hossain | Rubel Hossain | 01-Jan-90 | Bagerhat | Bangladesh | Right | RF | Bowler |
| Sabbir Rahman | Sabbir Rahman | 20-Aug-91 | Rajshahi | Bangladesh | Right | RLB | Batsman |
| Soumya Sarkar | Soumya Sarkar | 25-Feb-93 | Satkhira, Khulna | Bangladesh | Left | RMF | Batsman |
| Tamim Iqbal | Tamim Iqbal | 20-Mar-89 | Chittagong | Bangladesh | Left | ROB | Batsman |
Note: Different sources show different versions of Mohammad Mithun and Mushfiqur Rahim’s date of birth.
England
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJG Morgan (c) | Eoin Morgan | 10-Sep-86 | Dublin | Ireland | Left | RM | Batsman |
| JC Buttler (vc) | Jos Buttler | 08-Sep-90 | Taunton, Somerset | England | Right | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| MM Ali | Moeen Ali | 18-Jun-87 | Birmingham, Warwickshire | England | Left | ROB | Batting allrounder |
| JC Archer | Jofra Archer | 01-Apr-95 | Bridgetown | Barbados | Right | RF | Bowling allrounder |
| JM Bairstow | Jonny Bairstow | 26-Sep-89 | Bradford, Yorkshire | England | Right | RM (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| TK Curran | Tom Curran | 12-Mar-95 | Cape Town, Cape Province | South Africa | Right | RFM | Bowling allrounder |
| LA Dawson | Liam Dawson | 01-Mar-90 | Swindon, Wiltshire | England | Right | LAO | Allrounder |
| LE Plunkett | Liam Plunkett | 06-Apr-85 | Middlesborough | England | Right | RF | Bowler |
| AU Rashid | Adil Rashid | 17-Feb-88 | Bradford, Yorkshire | England | Right | RLB | Bowler |
| JE Root | Joe Root | 30-Dec-90 | Sheffield, Yorkshire | England | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| JJ Roy | Jason Roy | 21-Jul-90 | Reigate, Surrey | England | Right | RM | Batsman |
| BA Stokes | Ben Stokes | 04-Jun-91 | Christchurch, Canterbury | New Zealand | Left | RFM | Allrounder |
| JM Vince | James Vince | 14-Mar-91 | Cuckfield, Sussex | England | Right | RM | Batsman |
| CR Woakes | Chris Woakes | 02-Mar-89 | Birmingham, Warwickshire | England | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| MA Wood | Mark Wood | 11-Jan-90 | Ashington, Northumberland | England | Right | RF | Bowler |
India
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Kohli (c) | Virat Kohli | 05-Nov-88 | Delhi | India | Right | RM | Batsman |
| RG Sharma (vc) | Rohit Sharma | 30-Apr-87 | Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra | India | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 05-Feb-90 | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh | India | Right | RMF | Bowler |
| JJ Bumrah | Jasprit Bumrah | 06-Dec-93 | Ahmedabad | India | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| YS Chahal | Yuzvendra Chahal | 23-Jul-90 | Jind, Haryana | India | Right | RLB | Bowler |
| S Dhawan | Shikhar Dhawan | 05-Dec-85 | Delhi | India | Left | ROB | Batsman |
| MS Dhoni | MS Dhoni | 07-Jul-81 | Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand) | India | Right | RM /(Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| RA Jadeja | Ravi Jadeja | 06-Dec-88 | Navagam-Khed, Saurashtra | India | Left | LAO | Allrounder |
| KM Jadhav | Kedar Jadhav | 26-Mar-85 | Pune, Maharashtra | India | Right | ROB | Batting allrounder |
| KD Karthik | Dinesh Karthik | 01-Jun-85 | Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu | India | Right | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| Mohammed Shami | Mohammed Shami | 03-Sep-90 | Jonagar, Bengal | India | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| HH Pandya | Hardik Pandya | 11-Oct-93 | Choryasi, Gujarat | India | Right | RMF | Allrounder |
| KL Rahul | Lokesh Rahul | 18-Apr-92 | Bangalore, Karnataka | India | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| V Shankar | Vijay Shankar | 26-Jan-91 | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | India | Right | RM | Allrounder |
| K Yadav | Kuldeep Yadav | 14-Dec-94 | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | India | Left | LAC | Bowler |
New Zealand
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS Williamson (c) | Kane Williamson | 08-Aug-90 | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty | New Zealand | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| TWM Latham (vc) | Tom Latham | 02-Apr-92 | Christchurch, Canterbury | New Zealand | Left | RM/(Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| TA Blundell | Tom Blundell | 01-Sep-90 | Wellington | New Zealand | Right | ROB/(Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| TA Boult | Trent Boult | 22-Jul-89 | Rotorua, Bay of Plenty | New Zealand | Right | LFM | Bowler |
| C de Grandhomme | Colin de Grandhomme | 22-Jul-86 | Harare | Zimbabwe | Right | RFM | Allrounder |
| LH Ferguson | Lachie Ferguson | 13-Jun-91 | Auckland | New Zealand | Right | RF | Bowler |
| MJ Guptill | Martin Guptill | 30-Sep-86 | Auckland | New Zealand | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| MJ Henry | Matt Henry | 14-Dec-91 | Christchurch, Canterbury | New Zealand | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| C Munro | Colin Munro | 11-Mar-87 | Durban, Natal | South Africa | Left | RMF | Batsman |
| JDS Neesham | Jimmy Neesham | 17-Sep-90 | Auckland | New Zealand | Left | RM | Batting allrounder |
| HM Nicholls | Henry Nicholls | 15-Nov-91 | Christchurch, Canterbury | New Zealand | Left | ROB | Batsman |
| MJ Santner | Mitchell Santner | 05-Feb-92 | Hamilton, Waikato | New Zealand | Left | LAO | Bowling allrounder |
| IS Sodhi | Ish Sodhi | 31-Oct-92 | Ludhiana, Punjab | India | Right | RLB | Bowler |
| TG Southee | Tim Southee | 11-Dec-88 | Whangarei, Northland | New Zealand | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| LRPL Taylor | Ross Taylor | 08-Mar-84 | Lower Hutt, Wellington | New Zealand | Right | ROB | Batsman |
Pakistan
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfaraz Ahmed (c-w) | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 22-May-87 | Karachi, Sind | Pakistan | Right | ROB/(Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| Babar Azam (vc) | Babar Azam | 15-Oct-94 | Lahore, Punjab | Pakistan | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| Asif Ali | Asif Ali | 01-Oct-91 | Faisalabad, Punjab | Pakistan | Right | RMF | Batsman |
| Fakhar Zaman | Fakhar Zaman | 10-Apr-90 | Mardan, NWFP | Pakistan | Left | LAO | Batsman |
| Haris Sohail | Haris Sohail | 09-Jan-89 | Sialkot, Punjab | Pakistan | Left | LAO | Batsman |
| Hasan Ali | Hasan Ali | 07-Feb-94 | Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab | Pakistan | Right | RMF | Bowler |
| Imad Wasim | Imad Wasim | 18-Dec-88 | Swansea, Glamorgan | Wales | Left | LAO | Allrounder |
| Imam-ul-Haq | Imam-ul-Haq | 12-Dec-95 | Lahore, Punjab | Pakistan | Left | Batsman | |
| Mohammad Amir | Mohammad Amir | 13-Apr-92 | Gujjar Khan, Punjab | Pakistan | Left | LF | Bowler |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Mohammad Hafeez | 17-Oct-80 | Sargodha, Punjab | Pakistan | Right | ROB | Allrounder |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Mohammad Hasnain | 05-Apr-00 | Hyderabad, Sind | Pakistan | Right | RF | Bowler |
| Shadab Khan | Shadab Khan | 04-Oct-98 | Mianwali, Punjab | Pakistan | Right | RLB | Allrounder |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | Shaheen Afridi | 06-Apr-00 | Khyber Agency | Pakistan | Left | LMF | Bowler |
| Shoaib Malik | Shoaib Malik | 01-Feb-82 | Sialkot, Punjab | Pakistan | Right | ROB | Allrounder |
| Wahab Riaz | Wahab Riaz | 28-Jun-85 | Lahore, Punjab | Pakistan | Right | LFM | Bowler |
South Africa
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F du Plessis (c) | Faf du Plessis | 13-Jul-84 | Pretoria, Transvaal | South Africa | Right | RLB | Batsman |
| Q de Kock (vc) | Quinton de Kock | 17-Dec-92 | Johannesburg, Transvaal | South Africa | Left | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| HM Amla | Hashim Amla | 31-Mar-83 | Durban, Natal | South Africa | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| J-P Duminy | JP Duminy | 14-Apr-84 | Strandfontein, Cape Province | South Africa | Left | ROB | Batting allrounder |
| Imran Tahir | Imran Tahir | 27-Mar-79 | Lahore | Pakistan | Right | RLB | Bowler |
| AK Markram | Aiden Markram | 04-Oct-94 | Pretoria, Gauteng | South Africa | Right | ROB | Batsman |
| DA Miller | David Miller | 10-Jun-89 | Pietermaritzburg, Natal | South Africa | Left | ROB | Batsman |
| CH Morris | Chris Morris | 30-Apr-87 | Pretoria, Transvaal | South Africa | Right | RFM | Bowling allrounder |
| LT Ngidi | Lungi Ngidi | 29-Mar-96 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Right | RF | Bowler |
| AL Phehlukwayo | Andile Phehlukwayo | 03-Mar-96 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Left | RFM | Bowler |
| D Pretorius | Dwaine Pretorius | 29-Mar-89 | Randfontein, Transvaal | South Africa | Right | RMF | Bowler |
| K Rabada | Kagiso Rabada | 25-May-95 | Johannesburg, Gauteng | South Africa | Left | RF | Bowler |
| T Shamsi | Tabraiz Shamsi | 18-Feb-90 | Johannesburg, Transvaal | South Africa | Right | LC | Bowler |
| DW Steyn | Dale Steyn | 27-Jun-83 | Phalaborwa, Transvaal | South Africa | Right | RF | Bowler |
| HE van der Dussen | Rassie van der Dussen | 07-Feb-89 | Pretoria, Transvaal | South Africa | Right | RLB | Batsman |
Sri Lanka
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratne (c) | Dimuth Karunaratne | 28-Apr-88 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | Left | RM | Batsman |
| DM de Silva (vc) | Dhananjaya de Silva | 06-Sep-91 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | Right | ROB | Batting allrounder |
| ANPR Fernando | Nuwan Pradeep | 19-Oct-86 | Negombo | Sri Lanka | Right | RFM | Bowler |
| WIA Fernando | Avishka Fernando | 05-Apr-98 | Wadduwa | Sri Lanka | Right | RMF | Batsman |
| RAS Lakmal | Suranga Lakmal | 10-Mar-87 | Matara | Sri Lanka | Right | RMF | Bowler |
| SL Malinga | Lasith Malinga | 04-Sep-83 | Galle | Sri Lanka | Right | RF | Bowler |
| AD Mathews | Angelo Mathews | 02-Jun-87 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | Right | RMF | Batting allrounder |
| BKG Mendis | Kusal Mendis | 02-Feb-95 | Moratuwa | Sri Lanka | Right | RLB/ (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| BMAJ Mendis | Jeewan Mendis | 15-Jan-83 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | Left | RLB | Bowling allrounder |
| MDKJ Perera | Kushal Perera | 17-Aug-90 | Kalubovila | Sri Lanka | Left | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman |
| NLTC Perera | Tissara Perera | 03-Apr-89 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | Left | RMF | Allrounder |
| TAM Siriwardana | Milinda Siriwardana | 04-Dec-85 | Nagoda | Sri Lanka | Left | LAO | Allrounder |
| HDRL Thirimanne | Lahiru Thirimanne | 08-Sep-89 | Moratuwa | Sri Lanka | Left | RMF | Batsman |
| I Udana | Isuru Udana | 17-Feb-88 | Balangoda | Sri Lanka | Right | LMF | Allrounder |
| JDF Vandersay | Jeffrey Vandersay | 05-Feb-90 | Wattala | Sri Lanka | Right | RLB | Bowler |
Note: Different sources show different versions of Lasith Malinga and Kusal Mendis’ date of birth.
West Indies
| Name | Known as | Date of birth | Place of birth | Country of birth | Bats | Bowls | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO Holder (c) | Jason Holder | 05-Nov-91 | Rouens Village, St George | Barbados | Right | RMF | Bowling allrounder |
| CH Gayle (vc) | Chris Gayle | 21-Sep-79 | Kingston | Jamaica | Left | ROB | Batsman |
| FA Allen | Fabian Allen | 07-May-95 | Kingston | Jamaica | Right | LAO | Bowler |
| CR Brathwaite | Carlos Brathwaite | 18-Jul-88 | Lodge Road, Christ Church | Barbados | Right | RFM | Allrounder |
| DM Bravo | Darren Bravo | 06-Feb-89 | Santa Cruz | Trinidad | Left | RM | Batsman |
| SS Cottrell | Sheldon Cottrell | 19-Aug-89 | Jamaica | Right | LFM | Bowler | |
| ST Gabriel | Shannon Gabriel | 28-Apr-88 | Trinidad | Right | RF | Bowler | |
| SO Hetmyer | Shimron Hetmyer | 26-Dec-96 | Georgetown, Demerara | Guyana | Left | Batsman | |
| SD Hope | Shai Hope | 10-Nov-93 | Barbados | Right | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman | |
| E Lewis | Evin Lewis | 27-Dec-91 | Trinidad | Left | RM | Batsman | |
| AR Nurse | Ashley Nurse | 22-Dec-88 | Gibbons, Christ Church | Barbados | Right | ROB | Bowler |
| N Pooran | Nicolas Pooran | 02-Oct-95 | Trinidad | Left | (Wk) | Wicketkeeper batsman | |
| KAJ Roach | Kemar Roach | 30-Jun-88 | Checker Hall, St Lucy | Barbados | Right | RF | Bowler |
| AD Russell | Andre Russell | 29-Apr-88 | Jamaica | Right | RF | Bowler | |
| OR Thomas | Oshane Thomas | 18-Feb-97 | Jamaica | Left | RF | Bowler |
RF=Right-arm fast, RFM=Right-arm fast-medium, RMF=Right-arm medium-fast, RM=Right-arm medium, ROB=Right-arm off-break, RLB=Right-arm leg-break, LF=Left-arm fast, LFM=Left-arm fast-medium, LMF=Left-arm medium-fast, LM=Left-arm medium, LAO=Left-arm orthodox spin, LAC= Left-arm chinaman, Wk=Wicketkeeper
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