The 2017 Champions Trophy, cricket's mini-World Cup, takes place in England and Wales starting from June 1. The tournament features the world's leading eight teams — India, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India and Australia have won the title twice.
Fixtures: ICC Champions Trophy 2017 match schedule with ground and time details
Host England will kick off the tournament against Bangladesh on June 1st at The Oval in London. The final will be held at the same venue on June 18th.
The teams have been pooled into two groups. Group A consists of Australia, Bangladesh, England and New Zealand. Group B consists of defending champion India, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
India is slated to kick off its campaign against Pakistan at Edgbastion on June 4th.
ICC Champion Trophy 2017 venues
Following are the squads for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017:
India: Virat Kohli (capt.), Ajinkya Rahane, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kedar Jadhav, M. S. Dhoni (wk), Mohammed Shami, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav and Yuvraj Singh.
Australia: Steven Smith (capt.), Aaron Finch, Adam Zampa, Chris Lynn, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Moises Henriques, Pat Cummins and Travis Head.
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt.), Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mehdi Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Sunzamul Islam, Tamim Iqbal and Taskin Ahmed.
England: Eoin Morgan (capt.), Adil Rashid, Alex Hales, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Jake Ball, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood, Moeen Ali and Sam Billings.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt.), Adam Milne, Colin de Grandhomme, Corey Anderson, Jeetan Patel, Jimmy Neesham, Luke Ronchi (wk), Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mitchell Santner, Neil Broom, Ross Taylor, Tim Southee, Tom Latham and Trent Boult.
Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (capt. & wk), Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fahim Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafiz, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal and Wahab Riaz.
South Africa: AB de Villiers (capt.), Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Faf du Plessis, Farhaan Behardien, Hashim Amla, Imran Tahir, JP Duminy, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Morne Morkel, Quinton de Kock (wk) and Wayne Parnell.
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt.), Asela Gunaratne, Chamara Kapugedera, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Pradeep, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Seekkuge Prasanna, Suranga Lakmal, Thisara Perera and Upul Tharanga.
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