Gearing up for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - The Squads, Records and More

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Playing Teams, Best Performances and Groups

Team	Method of qualification	Past appearances	Last appearance	Best Performance	Rank	Group
Afghanistan	WCL Championship	0	—	—	12	A
Australia	Full member	10	2011	Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007)	4	A
Bangladesh	Full member	4	2011	Super 8 (2007)	8	A
England	Full member	10	2011	Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992)	1	A
India	Full member	10	2011	Champions (1983, 2011)	3	B
Ireland	WCL Championship	2	2011	Super 8 (2007)	11	B
New Zealand	Full member	10	2011	Semi-finals (1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007, 2011)	9	A
Pakistan	Full member	10	2011	Champions (1992)	6	B
Scotland	World Cup Qualifier	2	2007	Group stage (1999, 2007)	13	A
South Africa	Full member	6	2011	Semi-finals (1992, 1999, 2007)	2	B
Sri Lanka	Full member	10	2011	Champions (1996)	5	A
UAE	World Cup Qualifier	1	1996	Group stage (1996)	14	B
West Indies	Full member	10	2011	Champions (1975, 1979)	7	B
Zimbabwe	Full member	8	2011	Super 6 (1999, 2003)	10	B

2015 World Cup Cricket Prize Money

Stage	Prize money (US$)	Total
Winner	$3,975,000	$3,975,000
Runner-up	$1,750,000	$1,750,000
Losing semi-finalists	$600,000	$1,200,000
Losing quarter-finalists	$300,000	$1,200,000
Winner of each group match	$45,000	$1,890,000
Teams eliminated in group stage	$35,000	$210,000
Total		$10,225,000

List of ICC Cricket World Cup Records

Record	First		Second
Highest score	India v  Bermuda (2007)	413–5	Sri Lanka v  Kenya (1996)	398–5
Lowest score	Canada v  Sri Lanka (2003)	36	Canada v  England (1979)	45
Highest successful run chase	Ireland v  England (2011)	329–7	Sri Lanka v  Zimbabwe (1992)	313–7
Highest winning margin (runs)	India v  Bermuda (2007)	257	Australia v  Namibia(2003)	256
Lowest winning margin (runs)	Australia v  India (1987)	1	Australia v  India (1992)	1
Highest win %	Australia	74%	South Africa	66.95%
Most wins	Australia	55	New Zealand	40
Most losses	Zimbabwe	37	Sri Lanka	32

Lets Look at the Squads For ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

India: MS Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Stuart Binny, Umesh Yadav

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Junaid Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Ehsan Adil and Yasir Shah

England: Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan (capt), Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga (subject to fitness), Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake.

South Africa: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla (vice-captain), Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wkt), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Vernon Philander, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn.

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (c), Trent Boult, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson, Tim Southee, Luke Ronchi (wk), Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan.

Australia: Michael Clarke (c), George Bailey, David Warner, Aaron Finch, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, Shane Watson, Steven Smith, Brad Haddin (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner.

West Indies: Jason Holder (c), Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine.

Bangladesh: Masrafe Bin Mortaza (c), Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Hoque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmud Ullah, Nasir Hossain, Shabbir Rahaman, Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al Amin Hossain, Taijul Islam, Arafat Sunny.

Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (c), Sikandar Butt, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Solomon Mire, Tawanda Mupariwa, Tinashe Panyangara, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams

Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, Alex Cusack, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andrew McBrine, John Mooney, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson, Craig Young

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c), Nawroz Mangal, Asghar Stanikzai, Samiullah Shenwari, Afsar Zazai (wkt), Najibullah Zadran, Nasir Jamal, Mirwais Ashraf, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Javed Ahmadi, Usman Ghani

Scotland: Preston Mommsen (c), Kyle Coetzer, Richie Berrington, Freddie Coleman, Majid Haq, Michael Leask, Matt Machan, Calum MacLeod, Safyaan Sharif, Robert Taylor, Iain Wardlaw, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Alasdair Evans, Hamish Gardiner.

UAE: Mohammad Tauqir (c), Khurram Khan, Swapnil Patil, Saqlain Haider, Amjad Javed, Manjula Guruge, Andri Berenger, Fahad Al Hashmi, Muhammad Naveed, Kamran Shahzad, K Karate, Shaiman Anwar, Amjad Ali, Nasir Aziz, Rohan Mustafa.