ICC champions Trophy 2017
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So the eight edition of the Champions Trophy will be held in England again this year on 1st June. Warm up matches start on Friday 26th. First game of the tournament is between England and Bangladesh at The Oval.
Luckily the ICC saw sense and scrapped the test championship, ensuring the Champions Trophy lives on.
No place for the West Indies for the first time and Bangladesh feature for the first time since the 2006 edition.
Here are the squads;
AUSTRALIA
Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Steve Smith (capt), Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
BANGLADESH
Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Mehidi Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Somya Sarkar, Sunzamul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed.
ENGLAND
Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jake Ball, Sam Billings (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan (capt), Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
INDIA
Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Virat Kohli (capt), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Umesh Yadav.
NEW ZEALAND
Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Jeetan Patel, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson (capt).
Pakistan
Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz.
SRI LANKA
Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Asela Gunaratne, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews (capt), Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Seekkuge Prasanna, Lakshan Sandakan, Upul Tharanga.
SOUTH AFRICA
Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wk), AB de Villiers (capt & wk), Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir.
Luckily the ICC saw sense and scrapped the test championship, ensuring the Champions Trophy lives on.
No place for the West Indies for the first time and Bangladesh feature for the first time since the 2006 edition.
Here are the squads;
AUSTRALIA
Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Steve Smith (capt), Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa.
BANGLADESH
Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Mehidi Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Somya Sarkar, Sunzamul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed.
ENGLAND
Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jake Ball, Sam Billings (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan (capt), Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
INDIA
Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Virat Kohli (capt), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Umesh Yadav.
NEW ZEALAND
Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Jeetan Patel, Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson (capt).
Pakistan
Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz.
SRI LANKA
Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Asela Gunaratne, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews (capt), Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Seekkuge Prasanna, Lakshan Sandakan, Upul Tharanga.
SOUTH AFRICA
Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wk), AB de Villiers (capt & wk), Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir.
Hope the rain doesn't ruin this one like it did in 2013 - back then it was pretty much a T20 tournament due to the weather.
The England team looks really strong especially their batting depth. Their only weak point is spin imo - Rashid is a decent limited overs bowler but I wouldn't say the same about Moeen.
Don't think India will defend their title, too many oldies in their team now (Dhoni, Yuvraj etc). Pakistan's bowling looks good but their batting will probably let them down. Sri Lanka, with their big guns now retired, look a pathetic shadow of their former self. NZ are always an exciting one day side and as for South Africa well on paper they always look good but....
Think England or Australia will win this.
The England team looks really strong especially their batting depth. Their only weak point is spin imo - Rashid is a decent limited overs bowler but I wouldn't say the same about Moeen.
Don't think India will defend their title, too many oldies in their team now (Dhoni, Yuvraj etc). Pakistan's bowling looks good but their batting will probably let them down. Sri Lanka, with their big guns now retired, look a pathetic shadow of their former self. NZ are always an exciting one day side and as for South Africa well on paper they always look good but....
Think England or Australia will win this.
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