Live Report - ODI World Cup squads take shape

R Ashwin has replaced Axar Patel in India's final 15 for the 2023 World Cup. He joins Virat Kohli as one of only two players in this squad who also featured in India's 2011 World Cup winning run. Ashwin is the only specialist offspinner in India's World Cup squad, and brings with him the experience of 115 ODIs (155 wickets, economy rate 4.94).

India's ODI World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vice-capt), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia will carry an injured Travis Head through the first part of the World Cup but have provided themselves with extra batting cover by including Marnus Labuschagne at the expense of Ashton Agar who has been ruled out with a calf injury.

Australia World Cup squad: Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Bangladesh will go to the ODI World Cup without arguably the best batter in the country's history, as Tamim Iqbal has been left out of the 15-man squad, seemingly due to his persistent back injury. ESPNcricinfo understands that Tamim had informed the selectors a couple of days ago that they should keep his back injury in mind before selecting the final squad.

The rest of the Bangladesh squad is mostly predictable, with Shakib Al Hasan in charge as captain. Litton Das, his deputy, will have Tanzid Hasan as his opening partner while Najmul Hossain Shanto will be the designated No 3. Shakib, Towhid Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim will form the middle-order, while Mahmudullah and Mahedi Hasan are the middle to lower-order batting options. The pace attack includes Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman and Tanzim Hasan.

Bangladesh's ODI World Cup Squad: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan, Mahmudullah

Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera have been ruled out of taking part in the World Cup due to injury. The legspinner and the fast bowler both play key roles in Sri Lanka's bowling attack.

Dasun Shanaka, whose role as captain had come under severe scrutiny recently, remains in charge of the side which has now been reinforced with the talents of seamers Dilshan Madushanka and Lahiru Kumara.

Sri Lanka ODI World Cup squad: Dasun Shanaka (capt), Kusal Mendis (vice capt), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara. Travelling reserve: Chamika Karunaratne

Hasan Ali has been drafted in to Pakistan's ODI World Cup squad in place of the injured Naseem Shah, who is set for a lengthy layoff.

Pakistan have also brought in an extra legspinner in Usama Mir, who made his ODI debut earlier this year against New Zealand, but was not part of the Asia Cup squad. Faheem Ashraf, meanwhile, misses out.

Pakistan squad for ODI World Cup: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan (vice-capt), Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali

Jason Roy has been axed from England's World Cup squad, with Harry Brook drafted in in his place, after the selectors made a dramatic late amendment to their 15-man squad for the tournament in India which gets underway in just under three weeks' time.

Fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who last played an ODI in January 2021, has been called up by Afghanistan for the 2023 ODI World Cup, which starts in India next month.

Rashid Khan will spearhead a strong spin attack that comprises Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran and the captain Hashmatullah Shahidi bring the batting firepower.

Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil,Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Abdul Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-Ul-Haq

Reserves: Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad

Pace bowler Adam Milne and top-order batter Finn Allen have missed out on New Zealand's provisional squad for the ODI World Cup with allrounder Rachin Ravindra earning a spot as an additional spin option.

Kane Williamson's inclusion was announced last week although it still remains uncertain whether he will be ready for the opening match against England on October 5 as he continues through the final stages of recovery from his ACL injury. Should Williamson not be available for certain games, Tom Latham would continue as captain.

New Zealand ODI World Cup squad: Kane Williamson (capt), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young

Colin Ackermann, Paul van Meekeren and Roelof van der Merwe have returned to Netherlands' squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup. The trio had missed the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe earlier this year because of their county cricket commitments.

From the Qualifier tournament held in Zimbabwe in June-July, Netherlands, along with Sri Lanka, secured a spot in the main event, ahead of the likes of West Indies, Ireland and Scotland.

Netherlands ODI World Cup squad: Scott Edwards (capt, wk), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmed, Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Ryan Klein, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O'Dowd, Vikram Singh, Saqib Zulfiqar

Australia are confident that Pat Cummins, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell are on track to be fit for the ODI World Cup after they confirmed a provisional 15-player squad that did not include any surprises.

Sean Abbott earned a place among the pace bowlers in what was one of the few debatable positions, holding off a challenge from Nathan Ellis. Josh Inglis has been included as the back-up wicketkeeper and spare batting option.

Australia ODI World Cup squad Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Who is unlucky to have missed out? What sort of player is this India squad missing? Have India prepared correctly for the ODI World Cup?

Wasim Jaffer has all the answers.

And so do Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar, who spoke at a press conference while announcing the squad.

South Africa opener Quinton de Kock has announced his decision to retire from ODIs which will be effective after the upcoming World Cup in India in October-November. De Kock's retirement was announced minutes after Cricket South Africa (CSA) named him in the World Cup squad of 15, which will be led by Temba Bavuma.

Keshav Maharaj has completed a remarkable recovery from an Achilles' rupture sustained in March and has been included in South Africa's 15-player World Cup squad. Maharaj was expected to be sidelined for the rest of the year after sustaining the injury in a Test against West Indies but returned to action at the weekend, for South Africa's final ODI against Australia and has been declared fit for the tournament.

England have confirmed that their squad for their upcoming ODIs against New Zealand at home doubles as their provisional 15-man squad for the World Cup. So it shouldn’t change too much. Although Harry Brook remains a big talking point.

How different is India's World Cup squad this time from the one they took to England and Wales in 2019?

Much of it might look exactly as one would expect, but there are a couple of thoughts worth thinking. As Sanjay Manjrekar and Tom Moody do here.

KL Rahul has been included in India's World Cup squad despite not having played any competitive cricket since May this year. Rahul, the first-choice wicketkeeper, is currently preparing to fly out to Sri Lanka for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup after passing a fitness assessment at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru on September 4.

Middle-order batter Tilak Varma and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna are the two players from the current squad of 17 in Sri Lanka to have missed out, along with Sanju Samson, who is a reserve player at the Asia Cup.