2003 Cricket World Cup squads

This is a list of squads named for the seventh edition of Cricket World Cup (2003 Cricket World Cup), held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya between 9 February and 23 March 2003. The tournament saw 14 teams selected and placed in two groups. Each country was required to submit a final list of 15 players by 31 December 2002. An injured player could be replaced at any time up until the end of the tournament. Replacement players who were not in the original 15-man squad are indicated in italics. The oldest player at the 2003 Cricket World Cup was Lennie Louw (43) of Namibia while the youngest was Talha Jubair (17) of Bangladesh.

Group A

Australia Australia announced its squad for the 2003 World Cup on 31 December 2002. Australia made three replacements in the squad – Ian Harvey replacing Shane Watson on 25 January 2003, Nathan Hauritz replacing Shane Warne on 24 February 2003, and Nathan Bracken replacing Jason Gillespie on 5 March 2003. Coach: John Buchanan No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling ODIsNumber of ODIs played up to 8 February 2003.Domestic team14Ricky Ponting (c)19 December 1974RHBRight arm medium157 12Michael Bevan8 May 1970LHBSlow left-arm wrist-spin196 34Andy Bichel27 August 1970RHBRight arm fast medium38 59Nathan Bracken12 September 1977RHBleft arm fast medium11 18Adam Gilchrist (wk)14 November 1971LHBoff spin152 4Jason Gillespie19 April 1975RHBRight arm fast46 29Ian Harvey10 April 1972RHBRight arm medium43 43Nathan Hauritz18 October 1981RHBRight arm off spin5 30Matthew Hayden29 October 1971LHBRight arm medium54 31Brad Hogg6 February 1971LHBSlow left-arm wrist-spin15 58Brett Lee8 November 1976RHBRight arm fast55 25Darren Lehmann5 February 1970LHBSlow left arm orthodox85 46Jimmy Maher27 February 1974LHBRight arm medium19 30Damien Martyn21 October 1971RHBRight arm medium113 11Glenn McGrath9 February 1970RHBRight arm fast medium168 39Andrew Symonds9 June 1975RHBRight arm fast medium/off-spin54

England The English squad for the 2003 Cricket World Cup was announced on 31 December 2002.Coach: Duncan Fletcher No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling style ODIsDomestic team3Nasser Hussain (c)28 March 1968RHBRight arm leg spin84 Essex40James Anderson30 July 1982LHBRight arm fast medium9 Lancashire37Ian Blackwell10 June 1978LHBSlow left arm orthodox12 Somerset2Andy Caddick21 November 1968RHBRight arm fast medium49 Somerset50Paul Collingwood26 May 1976RHBRight arm fast medium33 Durham11Andrew Flintoff6 December 1977RHBRight arm fast47 Lancashire29Ashley Giles19 March 1973RHBSlow left arm orthodox22 Warwickshire28Steve Harmison23 October 1978RHBRight arm fast5 Durham22Matthew Hoggard31 December 1976RHBRight arm fast medium20 Yorkshire15Ronnie Irani26 October 1971RHBRight arm medium29 Essex1Nick Knight28 November 1969LHBRight arm medium95 Warwickshire4Alec Stewart (wk)8 April 1963RHBRight arm medium165 Surrey23Marcus Trescothick25 December 1975LHBRight arm medium56 Somerset99Michael Vaughan29 October 1974RHBRight arm off spin21 Yorkshire6Craig White16 December 1969RHBRight arm fast medium46 Yorkshire

India The India squad for the tournament was announced on 30 December 2002.Coach: John Wright

No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling style ODIsDomestic team99Sourav Ganguly (c)8 July 1972LHBRight arm medium218 Bengal5Rahul Dravid (wk) (vc)11 January 1973RHBRight arm off spin196 Karnataka44Virender Sehwag20 October 1978RHBRight arm off spin57 Delhi10Sachin Tendulkar24 April 1973RHBRight arm leg spin303 Mumbai12Yuvraj Singh12 December 1981LHBSlow left arm orthodox59 Punjab11Mohammad Kaif1 December 1980RHBRight arm off spin37 Uttar Pradesh3Harbhajan Singh3 July 1980RHBRight arm off spin63 Punjab7Javagal Srinath31 August 1969RHBRight arm fast medium229 Karnataka34Zaheer Khan7 October 1978RHBLeft arm fast medium56 Baroda8Anil Kumble17 October 1970RHBRight arm leg spin238 Karnataka20Parthiv Patel (wk)9 March 1985LHBWK13 Gujarat28Dinesh Mongia17 April 1977LHBSlow left arm orthodox32 Punjab66Sanjay Bangar11 October 1972RHBRight arm medium fast11 Railways64Ashish Nehra29 April 1979RHBLeft arm fast medium30 Delhi9Ajit Agarkar4 December 1977RHBRight arm fast medium110 Mumbai Indian Cricket Team Captain Sourav Ganguly Shirt no. changed 99 to 24 on 18 February 2003https://rediff.com/wc2003/2003/feb/18gang.htm

Namibia Coach: Dougie Brown

No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling style ODIsDomestic team12Deon Kotze (c)12 September 1973RHBRight arm off spin0 Wanderers5Jan-Berrie Burger25 August 1981RHBRight arm leg spin0 Police14Louis Burger12 March 1978RHBRight arm medium0 United2Sarel Burger13 February 1983RHBRight arm medium fast0 United6Morne Karg (wk)12 July 1977RHBUnknown0 United1Danie Keulder2 August 1973RHBRight arm off spin0 Wanderers21Bjorn Kotze11 December 1978RHBRight arm medium fast0 Wanderers10Lennie Louw19 June 1959RHBSlow left arm orthodox0 CCD17Johannes van der Merwe5 February 1980RHBRight arm off spin0 Unknown27Bryan Murgatroyd19 October 1969RHBRight arm medium0 Wanderers11Burton van Rooi9 July 1982RHBRight arm medium fast0 CCD13Melt van Schoor (wk)8 December 1967RHBUnknown0 Police8Gerrie Snyman30 April 1981RHBRight arm fast medium0 United15Stefan Swanepoel2 December 1981RHBUnknown0 Wanderers77Rudi van Vuuren20 September 1972RHBRight arm medium fast0 Police4Riaan Walters10 August 1980RHBUnknown0 United Johannes van der Merwe replaced Riaan Walters on 28 February 2003

Netherlands Coach: Emmerson Trotman

No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling style ODIsDomestic team1Roland Lefebvre (c)7 February 1963RHBRight arm medium fast6 VOC Rotterdam19Daan van Bunge19 October 1982RHBRight arm leg spin2 Voorburg CC28Jacob-Jan Esmeijer28 May 1972RHBSlow left arm orthodox2 Excelsior'204Victor Grandia10 January 1979RHBRight arm medium1 VRA Amsterdam94Feiko Kloppenburg19 June 1974RHBRight arm medium1 Rood en Wit Haarlem5Tim de Leede25 January 1968RHBRight arm medium7 Voorburg CC14Hendrik-Jan Mol29 March 1977LHBLeft arm medium1 Quick Den Haag6Ruud Nijman15 June 1982RHBRight arm medium fast0 Hermes DVS99Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk10 July 1970RHBRight arm medium5 VOC Rotterdam4Adeel Raja15 August 1980RHBRight arm off spin2 VRA Amsterdam9Edgar Schiferli17 May 1976RHBRight arm fast medium2 Quick Den Haag8Reinout Scholte (wk)10 August 1967RHBUnknown2 VOC Rotterdam10Jeroen Smits (wk)21 June 1972RHBUnknown0 HCC Den Haag44Nick Statham15 March 1975RHBRight arm off spin0 Hermes DVS69Luuk van Troost28 September 1969LHBLeft arm medium2 Excelsior'2097Bas Zuiderent3 March 1977RHBRight arm medium7 Sussex Ruud Nijman replaced Victor Grandia on 21 January 2003

Pakistan

Pakistan's squad was announced on 31 December 2002.

Coach: Richard Pybus

No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling style ODIsDomestic team99Waqar Younis (c)16 November 1971RHBRight arm fast256 National Bank12Abdul Razzaq2 December 1979RHBRight arm fast medium119 PIA11Azhar Mahmood28 February 1975RHBRight arm fast medium123 PIA8Inzamam-ul-Haq3 March 1970RHBSlow left arm orthodox284 National Bank7Mohammad Sami24 February 1981RHBRight arm fast18 National Bank5Rashid Latif (wk)14 October 1968RHBRight arm leg spin143 Allied Bank1Saeed Anwar6 September 1968LHBSlow left arm orthodox242 National Bank28Saleem Elahi21 November 1976RHBRight arm off spin36 Habib Bank9Saqlain Mushtaq29 December 1976RHBRight arm off spin165 PIA10Shahid Afridi1 March 1980RHBRight arm leg spin173 Habib Bank14Shoaib Akhtar13 August 1975RHBRight arm fast75 Khan Research Labs2Taufeeq Umar20 June 1981LHBRight arm off spin6 Habib Bank3Wasim Akram3 June 1966LHBLeft arm fast350 PIA75Younis Khan29 November 1977RHBRight arm leg spin70 Habib Bank13Yousuf Youhana27 August 1974RHBRight arm off spin121 PIA

Zimbabwe Coach: Geoff Marsh

No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling style ODIsDomestic team9Heath Streak (c)16 March 1974RHBRight arm fast medium149 Matabeleland99Andy Blignaut1 August 1978LHBRight arm fast medium16 Mashonaland20Alistair Campbell 23 September 1972LHBRight arm off spin187 Manicaland 22Dion Ebrahim7 August 1980RHBRight arm medium36 Mashonaland14Sean Ervine6 December 1982LHBRight arm medium13 Midlands33Andy Flower (wk)28 April 1968LHBRight arm off spin205 Mashonaland68Grant Flower20 December 1970RHBSlow left arm orthodox192 Mashonaland18Travis Friend7 January 1981RHBRight arm fast medium39 Midlands79Douglas Hondo7 July 1979RHBRight arm fast medium13 Mashonaland42Dougie Marillier24 April 1978RHBRight arm off spin35 Midlands45Stuart Matsikenyeri3 May 1983RHBRight arm off spin2 Manicaland27Brian Murphy1 December 1976RHBRight arm leg spin26 Mashonaland77Henry Olonga3 July 1976RHBRight arm fast48 Manicaland44Tatenda Taibu (wk)14 May 1983RHBRight arm off spin20 Mashonaland8Mark Vermeulen2 March 1979RHBRight arm off spin7 Matabeleland2Guy Whittall5 September 1972RHBRight arm medium141 Manicaland10Craig Wishart9 January 1974RHBRight arm off spin72 Midlands Alistair Campbell replaced Mark Vermeulen on 10 March 2003 Stuart Matsikenyeri replaced Brian Murphy on 10 March 2003

Group B

Bangladesh Coach: Mohsin Kamal

No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling style ODIsDomestic team(s)10Khaled Mashud (c/wk)8 February 1976RHBUnknown51 Victoria / Rajshahi6Akram Khan1 November 1968RHBRight arm medium38 Chittagong33Al Sahariar23 April 1978RHBRight arm leg spin22 Victoria / Dhaka14Alok Kapali1 January 1984RHBRight arm leg spin11 Victoria / Sylhet44Ehsanul Haque1 December 1979RHBRight arm off spin2 Mohammedan / Chittagong7Habibul Bashar17 August 1972RHBRight arm off spin27 Biman50Hannan Sarkar1 December 1982RHBRight arm medium4 Surjotorun / Barisal11Khaled Mahmud26 July 1971RHBRight arm medium fast34 Biman / Dhaka96Manjural Islam7 November 1979LHBLeft arm fast medium26 Victoria / Khulna2Mashrafe Mortaza5 October 1983RHBRight arm fast medium3 Azad / Khulna98Mohammad Ashraful7 July 1984RHBRight arm leg spin11 Surjotorun / Dhaka77Mohammad Rafique5 September 1970LHBSlow left arm orthodox34 Mohammedan / Dhaka9Sanwar Hossain5 August 1973RHBRight arm off spin14 Mohammedan / Barisal69Talha Jubair10 December 1985RHBRight arm medium fast4 Kalabagan / Dhaka19Tapash Baisya15 December 1982RHBRight arm fast medium10 Mohammedan / Sylhet55Tushar Imran20 December 1983RHBRight arm medium13 City Club / Khulna Akram Khan replaced Mashrafe Mortaza on 19 February 2003

Canada Coach: Gus Logie

No. Name Date of birth Batting Bowling style ODIsDomestic team1Joe Harris (c)16 August 1965RHBRight arm off spin0 Toronto10Ashish Bagai (wk)26 January 1982RHBUnknown0 Toronto3Ian Billcliff26 October 1972RHBRight arm medium0 Vikings6Desmond Chumney8 January 1968RHBRight arm off spin0 Victoria Park15Austin Codrington22 August 1975RHBRight arm medium fast0 Overseas9John Davison9 May 1970RHBRight arm off spin0 South Australia2Nicholas de Groot22 October 1975RHBRight arm medium0 Vikings16Nicholas Ifill24 November 1968RHBRight arm medium0 Victoria Park12Davis Joseph31 July 1963RHBRight arm medium fast0 Victoria Park4Ishwar Maraj26 January 1969LHBRight arm off spin0 Overseas8Ashish Patel31 July 1975RHBRight arm medium0 Quebec21Abdool Samad (wk)3 May 1979RHBRight arm off spin0 Cavaliers7Fazil Samad6 April 1975RHBRight arm off spin0 Cavaliers14Barry Seebaran12 September 1972RHBSlow left arm orthodox0 Richmond11Sanjayan Thuraisingam11 September 1969RHBRight arm fast medium0 Toronto

Kenya Coach: Sandeep Patil