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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 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) | 19 December 1974 (aged 34) | 315 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace |  Tasmanian Tigers |
| 4 | Doug Bollinger | 24 July 1981 (aged 28) | 3 | Left-handed | Left arm medium-fast | New South Wales Blues |
| 29 | David Hussey | 2 April 1981 (aged 28) | 23 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Western Warriors |
| 12 | Callum Ferguson | 21 November 1984 (aged 24) | 14 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Southern Redbacks |
| 43 | Nathan Hauritz | 18 October 1981 (aged 27) | 19 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | New South Wales Blues |
| 20 | Ben Hilfenhaus | 15 March 1983 (aged 26) | 12 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Tasmanian Tigers |
| 39 | James Hopes | 24 October 1978 (aged 30) | 56 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Queensland Bulls |
| 48 | Michael Hussey | 27 May 1975 (aged 34) | 108 | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace | Western Warriors |
| 25 | Mitchell Johnson | 2 November 1981 (aged 27) | 55 | Left-handed | Left arm fast | Western Warriors |
| 58 | Brett Lee | 8 November 1976 (aged 32) | 173 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | New South Wales Blues |
| 36 | Tim Paine | 8 December 1984 (aged 24) | 2 | Right-handed | n/a; wicket-keeper | Tasmanian Tigers |
| 10 | Peter Siddle | 25 November 1984 (aged 24) | 1 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Victorian Bushrangers |
| 24 | Adam Voges | 4 October 1979 (aged 29) | 2 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | Western Warriors |
| 33 | Shane Watson | 17 June 1981 (aged 28) | 77 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | New South Wales Blues |
| 7 | Cameron White | 18 August 1983 (aged 26) | 28 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Victorian Bushrangers |
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) | 2 March 1977 (aged 32) | 85 | Left-handed | Left arm medium pace |  Middlesex Crusaders |
| 9 | James Anderson | 30 July 1982 (aged 27) | 108 | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Lancashire Lightning |
| 31 | Tim Bresnan | 28 February 1985 (aged 24) | 7 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Yorkshire Carnegie |
| 42 | Ravi Bopara | 4 May 1985 (aged 24) | 40 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Essex Eagles |
| 8 | Stuart Broad | 24 June 1986 (aged 23) | 49 | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Nottinghamshire Outlaws |
| 5 | Paul Collingwood | 26 May 1976 (aged 33) | 161 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Durham Dynamos |
| 55 | Joe Denly | 16 March 1986 (aged 23) | 0 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Kent Spitfires |
| 39 | Eoin Morgan | 10 September 1986 (aged 23) | 25 | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace | Middlesex Crusaders |
| 13 | Matt Prior | 26 February 1982 (aged 27) | 40 | Right-handed | n/a; wicket-keeper | Sussex Sharks |
| 95 | Adil Rashid | 17 February 1988 (aged 21) | 0 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Yorkshire Carnegie |
| 78 | Ryan Sidebottom | 15 January 1978 (aged 31) | 16 | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | Nottinghamshire Outlaws |
| 3 | Owais Shah | 22 October 1978 (aged 30) | 59 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Middlesex Crusaders |
| 66 | Graeme Swann | 24 March 1979 (aged 30) | 17 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Nottinghamshire Outlaws |
| 45 | Luke Wright | 7 March 1985 (aged 24) | 16 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Sussex Sharks |
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 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk) | 7 July 1981 (aged 28) | 142 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace; wicket-keeper |  Jharkhand |
| 19 | Rahul Dravid | 11 January 1973 (aged 36) | 336 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Karnataka |
| 5 | Gautam Gambhir | 14 October 1981 (aged 27) | 78 | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | Delhi |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | 3 July 1980 (aged 29) | 189 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Punjab |
| 91 | Dinesh Karthik | 1 June 1985 (aged 24) | 30 | Right-handed | n/a; wicket-keeper | Tamil Nadu |
| 8 | Praveen Kumar | 2 October 1986 (aged 22) | 24 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Uttar Pradesh |
| 99 | Amit Mishra | 24 November 1982 (aged 26) | 3 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Haryana |
| 24 | Abhishek Nayar | 8 October 1983 (aged 25) | 2 | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace | Mumbai |
| 64 | Ashish Nehra | 29 April 1979 (aged 30) | 76 | Right-handed | Left arm medium-fast | Delhi |
| 28 | Yusuf Pathan | 17 November 1982 (aged 26) | 26 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Baroda |
| 48 | Suresh Raina | 27 November 1986 (aged 22) | 65 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Uttar Pradesh |
| 29 | Ishant Sharma | 2 September 1988 (aged 21) | 30 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Delhi |
| 9 | R. P. Singh | 6 December 1985 (aged 23) | 51 | Right-handed | Left arm fast-medium | Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 | Sachin Tendulkar | 24 April 1973 (aged 36) | 425 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break/off break/medium pace | Mumbai |
| 18 | Virat Kohli | 5 November 1988 (aged 20) | 4 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Delhi |
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
| No. | Player | Date of birth | ODIs | Batting | Bowling style | List A team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Daniel Vettori (c) | 27 January 1979 (aged 30) | 239 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |  Northern Districts Knights |
| 27 | Shane Bond | 7 June 1975 (aged 34) | 67 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Canterbury Wizards |
| 4 | Neil Broom | 20 November 1983 (aged 25) | 8 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Otago Volts |
| 2 | Ian Butler | 24 November 1981 (aged 27) | 18 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Otago Volts |
| 51 | Brendon Diamanti | 30 April 1981 (aged 28) | 1 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Central Districts Stags |
| 88 | Grant Elliott | 21 March 1979 (aged 30) | 21 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Wellington Firebirds |
| 31 | Martin Guptill | 30 September 1986 (aged 22) | 12 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Auckland Aces |
| 48 | Gareth Hopkins | 24 November 1976 (aged 32) | 12 | Right-handed | n/a; wicket-keeper | Auckland Aces |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum | 27 September 1981 (aged 27) | 153 | Right-handed | n/a; wicket-keeper | Otago Volts |
| 37 | Kyle Mills | 15 March 1979 (aged 30) | 102 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Auckland Aces |
| 24 | Jacob Oram | 28 July 1978 (aged 31) | 130 | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Central Districts Stags |
| 39 | Jeetan Patel | 7 May 1980 (aged 29) | 38 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Wellington Firebirds |
| 77 | Jesse Ryder | 6 August 1984 (aged 25) | 17 | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace | Wellington Firebirds |
| 3 | Ross Taylor | 8 March 1984 (aged 25) | 63 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Central Districts Stags |
| 14 | Daryl Tuffey | 11 June 1978 (aged 31) | 80 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Northern Districts Knights |
Pakistan named their 15-man squad on 21 August 2009. [7] 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 Alam
| No. | Player | Date of birth | ODIs | Batting | Bowling style | List A team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Younis Khan (c) | 29 November 1977 (aged 31) | 191 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace |  HBL |
| 10 | Shahid Afridi (vc) | 1 May 1980 (aged 29) | 281 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Karachi |
| 25 | Fawad Alam | 8 October 1985 (aged 23) | 14 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Karachi |
| 21 | Iftikhar Anjum | 1 December 1980 (aged 28) | 60 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Zarai Taraqiati Bank |
| 17 | Imran Nazir | 16 December 1981 (aged 27) | 74 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Karachi Zebras |
| 23 | Kamran Akmal | 13 January 1982 (aged 27) | 104 | Right-handed | n/a; wicket-keeper | Lahore |
| 22 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 28 May 1974 (aged 35) | 54 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | SNGPL |
| 90 | Mohammad Amir | 13 April 1991 (aged 18) | 5 | Left-handed | Left arm Fast | Punjab |
| 26 | Mohammad Asif | 20 December 1982 (aged 26) | 31 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Sialkot |
| 13 | Mohammad Yousuf | 27 August 1974 (aged 35) | 269 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Lahore |
| 24 | Naved-ul-Hasan | 28 February 1978 (aged 31) | 62 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Punjab |
| 50 | Saeed Ajmal | 14 October 1977 (aged 31) | 15 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Faisalabad |
| 18 | Shoaib Malik | 1 February 1982 (aged 27) | 181 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Punjab |
| 55 | Umar Gul | 14 April 1984 (aged 25) | 60 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Peshawar |
| 96 | Umar Akmal | 26 May 1990 (aged 19) | 4 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Lahore |
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) | 1 February 1981 (aged 28) | 141 | Left-handed | Right arm off break |  Cape Cobras |
| 1 | Hashim Amla | 31 March 1983 (aged 26) | 16 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Dolphins |
| 22 | Johan Botha | 2 May 1982 (aged 27) | 45 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Warriors |
| 9 | Mark Boucher | 3 December 1976 (aged 32) | 280 | Right-handed | n/a; wicket-keeper | Warriors |
| 17 | AB de Villiers | 17 February 1984 (aged 25) | 85 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Titans |
| 21 | JP Duminy | 14 April 1984 (aged 25) | 47 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Cape Cobras |
| 09 | Herschelle Gibbs | 23 February 1974 (aged 35) | 244 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Cape Cobras |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | 16 October 1975 (aged 33) | 291 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Cape Cobras |
| 81 | Albie Morkel | 10 June 1981 (aged 28) | 40 | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Titans |
| 16 | Makhaya Ntini | 6 July 1977 (aged 32) | 173 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Warriors |
| 36 | Wayne Parnell | 30 July 1989 (aged 20) | 4 | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium | Warriors |
| 13 | Robin Peterson | 4 August 1979 (aged 30) | 35 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Warriors |
| 8 | Dale Steyn | 27 June 1983 (aged 26) | 29 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Titans |
| 68 | Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 7 March 1984 (aged 25) | 1 | Right-handed | Left arm fast-medium | Warriors |
| 52 | Roelof van der Merwe | 31 December 1984 (aged 24) | 4 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Titans |
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) | 27 October 1977 (aged 31) | 251 | Left-handed | Right arm off break; wicket-keeper |  Nondescripts |
| 18 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 14 October 1976 (aged 32) | 160 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Bloomfield |
| 7 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 30 June 1969 (aged 40) | 435 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Bloomfield |
| 27 | Mahela Jayawardene | 27 May 1977 (aged 32) | 304 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Sinhalese |
| 25 | Thilina Kandamby | 4 June 1982 (aged 27) | 96 | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | Sinhalese |
| 16 | Chamara Kapugedera | 24 February 1987 (aged 22) | 64 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Colombo |
| 92 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 22 July 1982 (aged 27) | 56 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Colts |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | 28 August 1983 (aged 26) | 56 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Nondescripts |
| 69 | Angelo Mathews | 2 June 1987 (aged 22) | 10 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Colombo |
| 40 | Ajantha Mendis | 11 March 1985 (aged 24) | 30 | Right-handed | Right arm slow | Wayamba |
| 8 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 April 1972 (aged 37) | 332 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Tamil Union |
| 30 | Dammika Prasad | 30 May 1983 (aged 26) | 5 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Sinhalese |
| 3 | Thilan Samaraweera | 22 September 1976 (aged 33) | 21 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Sinhalese |
| 44 | Upul Tharanga | 2 February 1985 (aged 24) | 82 | Left-handed | Nondescripts | |
| 97 | Thilan Thushara | 1 March 1981 (aged 28) | 28 | Left-handed | Left arm medium-fast | Sinhalese |
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) | 23 July 1972 (aged 37) | 5 | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace | Combined Campuses and Colleges |
| 8 | David Bernard | 19 July 1981 (aged 28) | 4 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast |  Jamaica |
| 2 | Tino Best | 26 August 1981 (aged 28) | 11 | Right-handed | Right arm fast |  Barbados |
| 43 | Royston Crandon | 31 May 1983 (aged 26) | 0 | Right-handed | Right arm off break |  Guyana |
| 15 | Travis Dowlin | 24 February 1977 (aged 32) | 3 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Guyana |
| 72 | Andre Fletcher | 28 November 1987 (aged 21) | 7 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Windward Islands |
| 33 | Nikita Miller | 16 May 1982 (aged 27) | 17 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Jamaica |
| 39 | Daren Powell | 15 April 1978 (aged 31) | 55 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Jamaica |
| 23 | Kieran Powell | 6 March 1990 (aged 19) | 1 | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace / off break | Leeward Islands |
| 34 | Dale Richards | 16 July 1976 (aged 33) | 2 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | Barbados |
| 24 | Kemar Roach | 30 June 1988 (aged 21) | 5 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Barbados |
| 88 | Darren Sammy | 20 December 1983 (aged 25) | 26 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Windward Islands |
| 28 | Devon Smith | 21 October 1981 (aged 27) | 29 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Windward Islands |
| 48 | Gavin Tonge | 13 January 1983 (aged 26) | 2 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Leeward Islands |
| 42 | Chadwick Walton | 3 July 1985 (aged 24) | 0 | Right-handed | n/a; wicket-keeper | Combined Campuses and Colleges |
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