2003 Cricket World Cup squads


This is a list of squads named for the seventh edition of Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya between 9 February and 23 March 2003. The tournament saw 14 teams selected and placed in two groups. Each country was required to submit a final list of 15 players by 31 December 2002. An injured player could be replaced at any time up until the end of the tournament. Replacement players who were not in the original 15-man squad are indicated in italics. The oldest player at the 2003 Cricket World Cup was Lennie Louw of Namibia while the youngest was Talha Jubair of Bangladesh.

Group A

Australia

Australia announced its squad for the 2003 World Cup on 31 December 2002. Australia made three replacements in the squad – Ian Harvey replacing Shane Watson on 25 January 2003, Nathan Hauritz replacing Shane Warne on 24 February 2003, and Nathan Bracken replacing Jason Gillespie on 5 March 2003.
Coach: John Buchanan

England

The English squad for the 2003 Cricket World Cup was announced on 31 December 2002.
Coach: Duncan Fletcher

India

The India squad for the tournament was announced on 30 December 2002.
Coach: John Wright
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
99Sourav Ganguly 8 July 1972LHBRight arm medium218

Namibia

Coach: Dougie Brown
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
12Deon Kotze 12 September 1973RHBRight arm off spin0

Netherlands

Coach: Emmerson Trotman
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
1Roland Lefebvre 7 February 1963RHBRight arm medium fast6

Pakistan

Pakistan’s squad was announced on 31 December 2002.
Coach: Richard Pybus
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
99Waqar Younis 16 November 1971RHBRight arm fast256

Zimbabwe

Coach: Geoff Marsh
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
9Heath Streak 16 March 1974RHBRight arm fast medium149

Group B

Bangladesh

Coach: Mohsin Kamal
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
10Khaled Mashud 8 February 1976RHBUnknown51

Canada

Coach: Gus Logie
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
1Joe Harris 16 August 1965RHBRight arm off spin0

Kenya

Coach: Sandeep Patil
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
5Steve Tikolo 25 June 1971RHBRight arm medium51

New Zealand

Coach: John Bracewell
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
7Stephen Fleming 1 April 1973LHBRight arm medium189

South Africa

Coach: Eric Simons
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
7Shaun Pollock 16 July 1973RHBRight arm fast medium180

Sri Lanka

Coach: Dav Whatmore
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
07Sanath Jayasuriya 30 June 1969LHBSlow left arm orthodox287

West Indies

Coach: Roger Harper
No.NameDate of birthBattingBowling styleODIsDomestic team
4Carl Hooper 15 December 1966RHBRight arm off spin221