2006 ICC Champions Trophy squads

none September 2021 right|thumb|125px|Australian bowler Glenn McGrath, one of the players on Australia's winning team. These were the 10 squads picked to take part in the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, the fourth instalment of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament. The tournament was held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006. Teams could name a preliminary squad of 30, but only 14-man squads were permitted for the actual tournament, and these had to be submitted by 7 September,Champions Trophy: Pakistan names probables, from The Hindu. Retrieved 4 September 2006 one month before the start of the tournament. Several of the squads were changed during or before the tournament due to injuries or suspensions; Pakistan changed their captains three times before the tournament had begun, and also sent home two players due to doping allegations. Both India and Zimbabwe had to replace a player during the tournament, which required the permission of the International Cricket Council's Technical Committee.Sreesanth replaces injured Agarkar https://web.archive.org/web/20061126132326/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/story/265604.html 26 November 2006 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2006 Australia Australia picked a preliminary squad of 30 players,ESPNcricinfo – Australia Squad https://web.archive.org/web/20090207002937/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/squad/255808.html 7 February 2009 . Retrieved 3 September 2006 before cutting it down to 14 on 4 September.McGrath picked for Champions Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20070307211832/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/258546.html 7 March 2007 , by ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2006 Stuart Clark suffered a thigh injury and missed the tournament. Dan Cullen was called up as a replacement on 5 October.Cullen replaces Clark for Trophy, BBC. Retrieved 5 October 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsThe number of ODIs given are those the player has played for his country. Some players have also played for the ICC World XI, an Asian XI or an African XI.BattingBowling styleFirst class teamThe first class team(s) given are the domestic team(s) the player turned out for in the 2005–06 and 2006 season. Ricky Ponting (c) 19 December 1974 250 Right Right arm medium Tasmanian Tigers Nathan Bracken 12 September 1977 41 Right Left arm fast medium New South Wales Blues Michael Clarke 2 April 1981 86 Right Slow left arm orthodox New South Wales Blues Dan Cullen 10 April 1984 5 Right Right arm off-break Southern Redbacks Adam Gilchrist 14 November 1971 241 Left Wicket-keeper Western Warriors Brad Hogg 6 February 1971 87 Left Slow left-arm wrist-spin Western Warriors Michael Hussey 27 May 1975 43 Left Right arm medium Western Warriors Mitchell Johnson 2 November 1981 7 Left Left arm fast medium Queensland Bulls Simon Katich 21 August 1975 45 Left Slow left-arm wrist-spin New South Wales Blues Brett Lee 8 November 1976 138 Right Right arm fast New South Wales Blues Glenn McGrath 9 February 1970 224 Right Right arm medium fast New South Wales Blues Damien Martyn 21 October 1971 203 Right Right arm medium Western Warriors Andrew Symonds 9 June 1975 149 Right Right arm off break Queensland Bulls Shane Watson 17 June 1981 47 Right Right arm fast medium Queensland Bulls Bangladesh Bangladesh selected their squad of 14 on 7 September.Hossain for Bangladesh one-dayers https://web.archive.org/web/20071028005423/http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=155063&Sn=SPOR&IssueID=29172 28 October 2007 , from Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 10 September 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Habibul Bashar (c) 17 August 1972 84 Right Right arm off break Khulna Abdur Razzak 15 June 1982 22 Right Slow left arm orthodox Khulna Aftab Ahmed 10 November 1985 39 Right Right arm medium Chittagong Farhad Reza 16 June 1986 7 Right Right arm fast medium Rajshahi Khaled Mashud 8 February 1976 120 Right Wicket-keeper Rajshahi Mashrafe Mortaza 5 October 1983 41 Right Right arm fast medium Khulna Mehrab Hossain junior 8 July 1987 0 Left Slow left arm Dhaka Mohammad Ashraful 9 September 1984 76 Right Right arm leg break Dhaka Mohammad Rafique 5 September 1970 100 Left Slow left arm orthodox Dhaka Rajin Saleh 20 November 1983 42 Right Right arm off break Sylhet Shakib Al Hasan 24 March 1987 4 Left Slow left arm KhulnaShahadat Hossain 7 August 1986 10 Right Right arm fast medium Dhaka Shahriar Nafees 25 January 1986 25 Left n/a Barisal Syed Rasel 3 July 1984 16 Left Left arm medium fast Khulna England England announced a squad of 14 on 12 September, after picking their preliminary squad of 30. Andrew Flintoff, who had not played cricket since July, was named captain.Flintoff named skipper for Ashes, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Andrew Flintoff (c) 6 December 1977 102 Right Right arm fast Lancashire Lightning James Anderson 30 July 1982 50 Left Right arm fast medium Lancashire Lightning Ian Bell 11 April 1982 23 Right Right arm medium Warwickshire Bears Rikki Clarke 29 September 1981 20 Right Right arm fast medium Surrey Lions Paul Collingwood 26 May 1976 100 Right Right arm medium fast Durham Dynamos Jamie Dalrymple 21 January 1981 11 Right Right arm off break Middlesex Crusaders Steve Harmison 23 October 1978 44 Right Right arm fast Durham Dynamos Ed Joyce 22 September 1978 3 Left Right arm medium Middlesex Crusaders Jon Lewis 26 August 1975 7 Right Right arm medium fast Gloucestershire Gladiators Sajid Mahmood 21 December 1981 12 Right Right arm fast Lancashire Lightning Kevin Pietersen 27 June 1980 36 Right Right arm off break Hampshire Hawks Chris Read 10 August 1978 33 Right Wicket-keeper Nottinghamshire Outlaws Andrew Strauss 2 March 1977 61 Left Left arm medium Middlesex Crusaders Michael Yardy 27 November 1980 2 Left Right arm off break Sussex Sharks India India selected their squad at the same time as announcing their squad for the 2006–07 DLF Cup. Spinner Anil Kumble, with 264 ODIs under his belt, was not selected, which was made headline news by cricket website ESPNcricinfo.Kumble not in Champions Trophy squad https://archive.today/20120707082851/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/258512.html?CMP=OTC-RSS 7 July 2012 , from ESPNcricinfo, 3 September 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Rahul Dravid (c) 11 January 1973 293 Right Right arm off break Karnataka Ajit AgarkarInjured before the last match and replaced with Shanthakumaran Sreesanth. https://web.archive.org/web/20061126132326/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/story/265604.html 26 November 2006 4 December 1977 169 Right Right arm fast medium Mumbai M. S. Dhoni 7 July 1981 52 Right Wicket-keeper Jharkhand Harbhajan Singh 3 July 1980 134 Right Right arm off break Punjab Mohammad Kaif 1 December 1980 121 Right Right arm off break Uttar Pradesh Dinesh Mongia 17 April 1977 52 Left Slow left arm orthodox Punjab, Leicestershire Foxes Munaf Patel 12 July 1983 10 Right Right arm medium fast Maharashtra Irfan Pathan 27 October 1984 66 Left Left arm medium fast Baroda Ramesh Powar 20 May 1978 15 Right Right arm off break Mumbai Suresh Raina 27 November 1986 30 Left Right arm off break Uttar Pradesh Virender Sehwag 20 October 1978 150 Right Right arm off break Delhi R. P. Singh 6 December 1985 19 Right Left arm fast medium Uttar Pradesh Sachin Tendulkar 24 April 1973 367 Right Right arm leg break Mumbai Yuvraj Singh 12 December 1981 157 Left Slow left arm orthodox Punjab Replacement player S. Sreesanth 6 February 1983 19 Right Right arm fast medium Kerala New Zealand New Zealand selected a preliminary squad of 30,ESPNcricinfo – New Zealand Squad https://web.archive.org/web/20061104033320/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/squad/256591.html 4 November 2006 . Retrieved 3 September 2006 before cutting it down to 14 on 7 September.New Zealand sweat on Styris https://archive.today/20130120015935/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/258846.html 20 January 2013 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2006 Scott Styris was included despite missing a county match with Middlesex due to injury; Shane Bond, Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori had all recovered from injuries and were included, while Michael Mason was ruled out by an injury. The selection of Wellington seamer Mark Gillespie, described by coach John Bracewell as "the domestic season's outstanding pace bowler", was described by Herald on Sunday writer Dylan Cleaver as a "bolter".New squad is big news in New Zealand https://archive.today/20120709221337/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/258857.html 9 July 2012 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Stephen Fleming (c) 1 April 1973 252 Left Right arm slow medium Wellington Firebirds, Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nathan Astle 15 September 1971 212 Right Right arm medium Canterbury Wizards, Lancashire Lightning Shane Bond 7 June 1975 45 Right Right arm fast Canterbury Wizards James Franklin 7 November 1980 41 Left Left arm fast medium Wellington Firebirds, Glamorgan Dragons Peter Fulton 1 February 1979 10 Right Right arm medium Canterbury Wizards Mark Gillespie 17 October 1979 0 Right Right arm fast medium Wellington Firebirds Brendon McCullum 27 September 1981 84 Right Wicket-keeper Canterbury Wizards, Glamorgan Dragons Hamish Marshall 15 February 1979 55 Right Right arm medium Northern Districts Knights, Gloucestershire Gladiators Kyle Mills 15 March 1979 60 Right Right arm medium Auckland Aces Jacob Oram 28 July 1978 83 Left Right arm medium Central Districts Stags Jeetan Patel 7 May 1980 9 Right Right arm off break Wellington Firebirds Scott Styris 10 July 1975 116 Right Right arm fast medium Auckland Aces, Middlesex Crusaders Daniel Vettori 27 January 1979 169 Left Slow left arm orthodox Northern Districts Knights, Warwickshire Bears Lou Vincent 11 November 1978 83 Right Right arm medium Auckland Aces, Worcestershire Royals Pakistan Pakistan selected their squad on 6 September.Inzamam to lead Pakistan in Champions Trophy https://archive.today/20120707212743/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/258821.html?CMP=OTC-RSS 7 July 2012 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2006 Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq have been suspended for four matches due to "bringing the game into disrepute" during the fourth Test of the 2006 series between England and Pakistan, and was thus withdrawn from the squad,Inzamam cleared of ball tampering https://web.archive.org/web/20080111135539/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/engvpak/content/current/story/260775.html 11 January 2008 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2006 and was unable to take any part in the tournament, as Faisal Iqbal was called up as replacement.Technicality rules Inzamam out of tournament https://web.archive.org/web/20061117092429/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/story/261874.html 17 November 2006 , by Anand Vasu. Retrieved 17 October 2006 Younis Khan was named replacement captain, only to resign two days before the tournament began, leading Shahid Afridi to take over.Mohammad Yousuf to lead Pakistan https://archive.today/20120707151308/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/story/261385.html 7 July 2012 , Osman Samiuddin, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2006 However, on 7 October, the new Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Naseem Ashraf announced that Younis would captain the side. Younis Khan reinstated as captain https://archive.today/20120708173057/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/current/story/261689.html 8 July 2012 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2006 On 16 October, before Pakistan had started playing any games in the tournament, it was revealed that two Pakistani players, Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar had failed a drugs test for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. Abdur Rehman and Yasir Arafat were called up to replace them.Asif and Akhtar to return home https://web.archive.org/web/20061104023401/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/263238.html 4 November 2006 , by Osman Samiuddin. Retrieved 17 October 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Younis Khan (c) 29 November 1977 139 Right Right arm leg break HBL, Peshawar Shahid Afridi (vc) 1 March 1980 225 Right Right arm leg break googly HBL, Ireland Abdul Razzaq 2 December 1979 213 Right Right arm fast medium Lahore Ravi Abdur Rehman 1 March 1980 0 Left Slow left arm HBL, Sialkot Faisal IqbalReplacement for the suspended Inzamam. Iqbal to replace Inzamam for Champions Trophy https://archive.today/20120707180224/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/261124.html?CMP=OTC-RSS 7 July 2012 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2006 30 December 1981 17 Right Right arm medium PIA, Karachi HarbourIftikhar Anjum 1 December 1980 19 Right Right arm medium ZTBL, Islamabad Imran Farhat 20 May 1982 27 Left Right arm leg break HBL, Lahore Shalimar Kamran Akmal 13 January 1982 50 Right Wicket-keeper NBP, Lahore Ravi Mohammad Hafeez 17 October 1980 35 Right Right arm off break SNGPL, Faisalabad Mohammad Yousuf 27 August 1974 219 Right WAPDA, Lahore Ravi Naved-ul-Hasan 28 February 1978 50 Right Right arm medium fast Sialkot, Sussex Sharks Shoaib Malik 1 February 1982 122 Right Right arm off break PIA, Sialkot Umar Gul 14 April 1984 19 Right Right arm fast medium PIA, Peshawar Yasir Arafat 12 March 1982 6 Right Right arm medium NBP, Rawalpindi, Sussex Sharks South Africa South Africa selected their squad of 14 on 7 September. The omission of spinner Nicky Boje, with 115 ODI caps for South Africa, was described as "interesting" by ESPNcricinfo.Boje left out for Champions Trophy https://archive.today/20120708221646/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/258951.html?CMP=OTC-RSS 8 July 2012 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Graeme Smith (c) 1 February 1981 90 Left Off break Cape Cobras Loots Bosman 14 April 1977 3 Right Right arm medium Eagles Mark Boucher 3 December 1976 218 Right Wicket-keeper Warriors A. B. de Villiers 17 February 1984 17 Right Right arm medium and wicket-keeper Titans Boeta Dippenaar 14 June 1977 98 Right Off break Eagles Herschelle Gibbs 23 February 1974 186 Right Right arm medium Cape Cobras Andrew Hall 31 July 1975 70 Right Right arm fast medium Lions, Kent Spitfires Jacques Kallis 16 October 1975 229 Right Right arm fast medium Cape Cobras Justin Kemp 2 October 1977 53 Right Right arm fast medium Titans, Kent Spitfires Charl Langeveldt 17 December 1974 31 Right Right arm fast medium Lions André Nel 15 July 197747 Right Right arm fast medium Titans Makhaya Ntini 6 July 1977 130 Right Right arm fast Warriors Robin Peterson 4 August 1979 28 Left Slow left arm orthodox Warriors Shaun Pollock 16 July 1973 255 Right Right arm fast medium Dolphins Sri Lanka Sri Lanka picked a 14-man squad on 25 August 2006.Sri Lanka Squad https://web.archive.org/web/20061104033255/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/squad/256036.html 4 November 2006 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Mahela Jayawardene (c) 27 May 1977 219 Right Right arm medium pace Sinhalese SC Marvan Atapattu 22 November 1970 253 Right Right arm leg break Sinhalese SC Malinga Bandara 31 December 1979 19 Right Right arm leg break googly Ragama CC Tillakaratne Dilshan 14 October 1976 96 Right Right arm off break Bloomfield C&AC Dilhara Fernando 19 July 1979 94 Right Right arm fast medium Sinhalese SC Sanath Jayasuriya 30 June 1969 363 Left Slow left arm orthodox Bloomfield C&AC Chamara Kapugedera 24 February 1987 15 Right Right arm medium Colombo CC Farveez Maharoof 7 September 1984 46 Right Right arm fast medium Bloomfield C&AC Lasith Malinga 4 September 1983 15 Right Right arm medium Nondescripts CCMuttiah Muralitharan 17 April 1972 269 Right Right arm off break Tamil Union C&AC Ruchira Perera 6 April 1977 16 Left Left arm medium fast Colts CCKumar Sangakkara 27 October 1977 167 Left Wicket-keeper Nondescripts CC Upul Tharanga 2 February 1985 29 Left Nondescripts CC Chaminda Vaas 27 January 1974 280 Left Left arm fast medium Colts CC West Indies West Indies went in with the same 14-man squad as in the 2006–07 DLF Cup triangular tournament in Malaysia in September. Windies to stick with players for Champions Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234257/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20060907T210000-0500_112618_OBS_WINDIES_TO_STICK_WITH_PLAYERS_FOR_CHAMPIONS_TROPHY.asp 26 September 2007 , by the CMC, retrieved from the Jamaica Observer on 10 September 2006 PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Brian Lara (c) 2 May 1969 271 Left Right arm leg break googly Trinidad and Tobago Ramnaresh Sarwan (vc) 23 June 1980 107 Right Right arm leg break Guyana Carlton Baugh, Jr. 23 June 198217 Right Wicket-keeper Jamaica Ian Bradshaw 9 July 1974 47 Left Left arm fast medium Barbados Dwayne Bravo 7 October 1983 48 Right Right arm medium fast Trinidad and Tobago, Kent Spitfires Shivnarine Chanderpaul 18 August 1974 196 Left Right arm leg break Guyana Corey Collymore 21 December 1977 70 Right Right arm fast medium Barbados Fidel Edwards 6 February 1982 21 Right Right arm fast Barbados Chris Gayle 21 September 1979 140 Left Right arm off break Jamaica Wavell Hinds 7 September 1976 110 Left Right arm medium Jamaica Runako Morton 22 July 1978 22 Right Right arm off break Leeward Islands Marlon Samuels 5 February 1981 67 Right Right arm off break Jamaica Dwayne Smith 12 April 1983 47 Right Right arm medium Barbados Jerome Taylor 22 June 1984 16 Right Right arm fast Jamaica Zimbabwe Tafadzwa Mufambisi replaced Vusimuzi Sibanda as he was playing club cricket in Australia.2006-10-06 Zimbabwe: Mufambisi to Replace Sibanda https://allafrica.com/stories/200610060438.html allafrica.com Gary Brent replaced Terry Duffin before the match with Bangladesh on 13 October. PlayerDate of birthODIsBattingBowling styleFirst class team Prosper Utseya (c) 26 March 1985 47 Right Right arm off break Manicaland Chamu Chibhabha 6 September 1986 12 Right Right arm medium Mashonaland Elton Chigumbura 14 March 1986 41 Right Right arm medium Manicaland Terry Duffin 20 March 1982 18 Left Right arm medium Matabeleland Anthony Ireland 30 August 1984 16 Right Right arm medium Midlands Tafadzwa Kamungozi 8 June 1987 1 Right Right arm leg break Masvingo Hamilton Masakadza 9 August 1983 29 Right Right arm leg break googly Manicaland Stuart Matsikenyeri 3 May 1983 53 Right Right arm off break Manicaland Tafadzwa Mufambisi 17 December 1986 3 Right Wicket-keeper Mashonaland Tawanda Mupariwa 16 April 1985 18 Right Right arm fast medium Matabeleland Ed Rainsford 14 December 1984 18 Right Right arm fast medium Midlands Piet Rinke 5 November 1981 16 Right Right arm fast medium Manicaland Gregory Strydom 26 March 1984 11 Right Right arm medium Matabeleland Brendan Taylor 6 February 1986 50 Right Right arm off break and Wicket-keeper Mashonaland Replacement player Gary Brent 13 January 1976 48 Right Right arm medium fast Manicaland References and notes Category:ICC Champions Trophy squads Category:2006 ICC Champions Trophy