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 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2006 Australia

Australia picked a preliminary squad of 30 players,ESPNcricinfo – Australia Squad . Retrieved 3 September 2006 before cutting it down to 14 on 4 September.McGrath picked for Champions Trophy , 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 , 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 , 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. 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 . Retrieved 3 September 2006 before cutting it down to 14 on 7 September.New Zealand sweat on Styris , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2006