World Cup Squads
One team will take it all, leaving the rest behind, to lift the biggest trophy that the game of cricket has to offer. While we might have to wait till the second of April to find out, let's take a look at the composition of the 14 teams that are participating in the 2011 World Cup.
Group A
Australia
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Ricky Ponting (captain) | Batsman | 352 |
| Michael Clarke | Batsman | 183 |
| Michael Hussey | Batsman | 151 |
| Shane Watson | All-Rounder | 118 |
| Brad Haddin | Wicketkeeper | 70 |
| David Hussey | Batsman | 24 |
| Cameron White | All-Rounder | 73 |
| Steven Smith | Bowler | 10 |
| John Hastings | All-Rounder | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | Bowler | 86 |
| Nathan Hauritz | Bowler | 57 |
| Brett Lee | Bowler | 187 |
| Shaun Tait | Bowler | 25 |
| Doug Bollinger | Bowler | 27 |
| Tim Paine | Wicketkeeper | 24 |
New Zealand
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Daniel Vettori (captain) | Bowler | 263 |
| Brendon McCullum | Wicketkeeper | 178 |
| Nathan McCullum | All-Rounder | 15 |
| Hamish Bennett | Bowler | 2 |
| James Franklin | Bowler | 78 |
| Martin Guptill | Batsman | 38 |
| Jamie How | Batsman | 35 |
| Kyle Mills | Bowler | 123 |
| Jacob Oram | All-Rounder | 141 |
| Jesse Ryder | Batsman | 24 |
| Tim Southee | Bowler | 38 |
| Scott Styris | All-Rounder | 174 |
| Ross Taylor | Batsman | 93 |
| Kane Williamson | Batsman | 9 |
| Luke Woodcock | Bowler | - |
Pakistan
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Shahid Afridi | All-Rounder | 306 |
| Younis Khan | Batsman | 207 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | Batsman | 58 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | All-Rounder | 58 |
| Kamran Akmal | Wicketkeeper | 123 |
| Umar Akmal | Wicketkeeper | 24 |
| Asad Shafiq | Batsman | 10 |
| Abdul Razzaq | All-Rounder | 248 |
| Abdur Rehman | Bowler | 14 |
| Saeed Ajmal | Bowler | 35 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | Bowler | 157 |
| Umar Gul | Bowler | 75 |
| Wahab Riaz | Bowler | 9 |
| Sohail Tanvir | Bowler | 31 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | Batsman | 4 |
Sri Lanka
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Kumar Sangakkara (captain) | Wicketkeeper | 279 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Batsman | 329 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Batsman | 191 |
| Angelo Mathews | All-rounder | 32 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Bowler | 339 |
| Upul Tharanga | Batsman | 109 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | Batsman | 41 |
| Chamara Silva | Batsman | 64 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | Batsman | 82 |
| Thisara Perera | Bowler | 15 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | Bowler | 81 |
| Lasith Malinga | Bowler | 75 |
| Dilhara Fernando | Bowler | 140 |
| Ajantha Mendis | Bowler | 44 |
| Rangana Herath | Bowler | 9 |
Zimbabwe
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Elton Chigumbura (captain) | All-Rounder | 122 |
| Charles Coventry | Batsman | 34 |
| Graeme Cremer | Bowler | 37 |
| Regis Chakabva | Batsman | 5 |
| Craig Ervine | Batsman | 14 |
| Sean Ervine | All-Rounder | 42 |
| Gregory Lamb | All-Rounder | 9 |
| Shingirai Masakadza | Bowler | 6 |
| Christopher Mpofu | Bowler | 49 |
| Raymond Price | Bowler | 83 |
| Edward Rainsford | Bowler | 39 |
| Tatenda Taibu | Wicketkeeper | 130 |
| Brendan Taylor | Batsman | 112 |
| Prosper Utseya | All-Rounder | 121 |
| Sean Williams | Batsman | 45 |
Canada
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Ashish Bagai (captain) | Wicketkeeper | 54 |
| John Davison | Batsman | 27 |
| Rizwan Cheema | Batsman | 21 |
| Harvir Baidwan | Bowler | 19 |
| Nitish Kumar | All-Rounder | 5 |
| Hiral Patel | Batsman | 12 |
| Tyson Gordon | Batsman | - |
| Henry Osinde | Bowler | 34 |
| Ruvindu Gunasekera | Batsman | 3 |
| Parth Desai | Bowler | 9 |
| Karl Whatham | Batsman | - |
| Khurram Chohan | Bowler | 15 |
| Jimmy Hansra | Batsman | 7 |
| Zubin Surkari | Batsman | 15 |
| Balaji Rao | Bowler | 4 |
| Hamza Tariq | Batsman | - |
Kenya
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Jimmy Kamande (captain) | All-Rounder | 81 |
| Steve Tikolo | All-Rounder | 129 |
| Thomas Odoyo | All-Rounder | 129 |
| Seren Waters | Batsman | 14 |
| Alex Obanda | Batsman | 37 |
| David Obuya | Wicketkeeper | 67 |
| Collins Obuya | All-Rounder | 86 |
| Tanmay Mishra | Batsman | 29 |
| Rakep Patel | Batsman | 23 |
| Nehemiah Odhiambo | All-Rounder | 53 |
| Elijah Otieno | Bowler | 16 |
| Peter Ongondo | Bowler | 77 |
| Shem Ngoche | Bowler | 5 |
| James Ngoche | Bowler | 9 |
| Maurice Ouma | Wicketkeeper | 67 |
Group B
India
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain) | Wicketkeeper | 175 |
| Virender Sehwag | Batsman | 228 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Batsman | 444 |
| Gautam Gambhir | Batsman | 105 |
| Suresh Raina | Batsman | 109 |
| Yusuf Pathan | Batsman | 43 |
| Yuvraj Singh | Batsman | 263 |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman | 43 |
| Harbhajan Singh | Bowler | 215 |
| Zaheer Khan | Bowler | 180 |
| Ashish Nehra | Bowler | 116 |
| Praveen Kumar | Bowler | 48 |
| Munaf Patel | Bowler | 52 |
| R Ashwin | Bowler | 7 |
| Piyush Chawla | Bowler | 21 |
South Africa
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Graeme Smith | Batsman | 163 |
| Jacques Kallis | All-Rounder | 307 |
| Hashim Amla | Batsman | 40 |
| Johan Botha | Bowler | 67 |
| AB de Villiers | Wicketkeeper | 112 |
| JP Duminy | Batsman | 69 |
| Francois du Plessis | Batsman | 1 |
| Colin Ingram | Batsman | 11 |
| Morne Morkel | Bowler | 36 |
| Wayne Parnell | Bowler | 18 |
| Robin Peterson | Batsman | 38 |
| Dale Steyn | Bowler | 46 |
| Imran Tahir | Bowler | - |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | Bowler | 17 |
| Morne van Wyk | Wicketkeeper | 6 |
Bangladesh
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Shakib Al Hasan (captain) | All-Rounder | 102 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | Batsman | 164 |
| Tamim Iqbal | Batsman | 89 |
| Imrul Kayes | Batsman | 30 |
| Junaid Siddique | Batsman | 46 |
| Shahriar Nafees | Batsman | 64 |
| Raqibul Hasan | Batsman | 49 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Wicketkeeper | 84 |
| Naeem Islam | Batsman | 40 |
| Mahmudullah | All-Rounder | 61 |
| Abdur Razzak | Bowler | 111 |
| Rubel Hossain | Bowler | 21 |
| Shafiul Islam | Bowler | 23 |
| Nazmul Hossain | Bowler | 34 |
| Suhrawadi Shuvo | Bowler | 11 |
West Indies
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Darren Sammy (captain) | All-Rounder | 43 |
| Chris Gayle | All-Rounder | 220 |
| Dwayne Bravo | All-Rounder | 107 |
| Darren Bravo | Batsman | 10 |
| Kieron Pollard | All-Rounder | 30 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | Batsman | 156 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Batsman | 261 |
| Devon Smith | Batsman | 32 |
| Sulieman Benn | Bowler | 18 |
| Nikita Miller | Bowler | 33 |
| Carlton Baugh | Wicketkeeper | 30 |
| Andre Rusell | Bowler | - |
| Ravi Rampaul | Bowler | 50 |
| Kemar Roach | Bowler | 13 |
| Adrian Barath | Batsman | 5 |
England
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Andrew Strauss (captain) | Batsman | 114 |
| Kevin Pietersen | Batsman | 105 |
| Paul Collingwood | All-Rounder | 189 |
| Matt Prior | Wicketkeeper | 55 |
| Stuart Broad | Bowler | 73 |
| James Anderson | Bowler | 133 |
| Ian Bell | Batsman | 84 |
| Tim Bresnan | All-Rounder | 34 |
| Eoin Morgan | Batsman | 56 |
| Ajmal Shahzad | Bowler | 5 |
| Graeme Swann | Bowler | 44 |
| James Tredwell | Bowler | 2 |
| Jonathan Trott | Batsman | 12 |
| Luke Wright | All-Rounder | 42 |
| Michael Yardy | Batsman | 20 |
Ireland
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| William Porterfield (captain) | Batsman | 44 |
| Trent Johnston | Bowler | 47 |
| Ed Joyce | Batsman | 17 |
| Andre Botha | All-Rounder | 40 |
| Alex Cusack | Bowler | 31 |
| Niall O'Brien | Wicketkeeper | 40 |
| Kevin O'Brien | Batsman | 52 |
| George Dockrell | Bowler | 16 |
| Nigel Jones | Bowler | 11 |
| John Mooney | Batsman | 29 |
| Boyd Rankin | Bowler | 23 |
| Paul Stirling | Batsman | 23 |
| Albert van der Merwe | All-Rounder | 8 |
| Gary Wilson | Wicketkeeper | 25 |
| Andrew White | All-Rounder | 49 |
Netherlands
| Player | Role | ODI Caps |
| Peter Borren (captain) | All-Rounder | 39 |
| Bas Zuiderent | Batsman | 53 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | Batsman | 27 |
| Wesley Baressi | Wicketkeeper | 9 |
| Mudassar Bukhari | All-Rounder | 27 |
| Atse Buurman | Wicketkeeper | 15 |
| Tom Cooper | Batsman | 10 |
| Tom de Grooth | Batsman | 22 |
| Alexei Kervezee | Batsman | 30 |
| Bradley Kruger | Bowler | 4 |
| Bernard Loots | Bowler | 3 |
| Adeel Raja | Bowler | 19 |
| Pieter Seelaar | All-Rounder | 21 |
| Eric Swarczynski | Batsman | 30 |
| Berend Westdijk | Bowler | - |
Source: India Syndicate
