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,[1] 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.[2]
Australia
Australia picked a preliminary squad of 30 players,[3] before cutting it down to 14 on 4 September.[4] Stuart Clark suffered a thigh injury and missed the tournament. Dan Cullen was called up as a replacement on 5 October.[5]
Bangladesh
Bangladesh selected their squad of 14 on 7 September.[8]
| Player | Date of Birth | ODIs[6] | Batting | Bowling style | First 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 | Khulna |
| Shahadat 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.[9]
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.[10]
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New Zealand
New Zealand selected a preliminary squad of 30,[12] before cutting it down to 14 on 7 September.[13] 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",[13] was described by Herald on Sunday writer Dylan Cleaver as a "bolter".[14]
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Pakistan
Pakistan selected their squad on 6 September.[15] 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,[16] and was unable to take any part in the tournament, as Faisal Iqbal was called up as replacement.[17] Younis Khan was named replacement captain, only to resign two days before the tournament began, leading Shahid Afridi to take over.[18] However, on 7 October, the new Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Naseem Ashraf announced that Younis would captain the side.[19]
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.[20]
| Player | Date of Birth | ODIs[6] | Batting | Bowling style | First 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 Iqbal[21] | 30 December 1981 | 17 | Right | Right arm medium | PIA, Karachi Harbour |
| Iftikhar 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.[22]
| Player | Date of Birth | ODIs[6] | Batting | Bowling style | First 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 1977 | 47 | 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.[23]
| Player | Date of Birth | ODIs[6] | Batting | Bowling style | First 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 CC |
| Muttiah 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 CC |
| Kumar 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.[24]
| Player | Date of Birth | ODIs[6] | Batting | Bowling style | First 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 1982 | 17 | 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.[25] Gary Brent replaced Terry Duffin before the match with Bangladesh on 13 October.
| Player | Date of Birth | ODIs[6] | Batting | Bowling style | First 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 |
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| Gary Brent | 13 January 1976 | 48 | Right | Right arm medium fast | Manicaland |