Announcement of the 2025 Japan Men’s National Team and Japan Men’s ‘A’ National Team Squads
The selection committees for the Japan Men’s National Team and the Japan Men’s ‘A’ National Team, chaired by Dougal Bedingfield, have announced the squad members for the 2025 season.
Koji Hardgrave-Abe and Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake have been promoted from the Japan National Academy (Men’s U19) to the Japan Men’s National Squad, while Abhishek Anand has been promoted from the Japan Men’s ‘A’ National Team to the Japan Men’s National Squad.
Kazuma Kato-Stafford will be part of both the Japan Men’s National Squad and the Japan National Academy (Men’s U19). Additionally, Charlie Hara-Hinze will be included in the Japan Men’s National Squad, as well as both the Men’s U19 and Men’s U16 divisions of the Japan National Academy.
Please note that additional members may be selected based on performances in the Japan Premier League and throughout the current season.
Japan Men’s National Team High-Performance Squad
- Abhishek Anand (Tokyo Falcons Cricket Club)*
- Benjamin Ito-Davis (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Kazuma Kato-Stafford (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club / MAX Cricket Club)
- Alester Kadowaki-Fleming (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Kohei Kubota (Wyverns Cricket Club)
- Piyush Kumbhare (Tigers Cricket Club)
- Abdul Samad (Tokyo Wombats Cricket Club)
- Reo Sakurano-Thomas (Sano Cricket Club)
- Marcus Thurgate (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Alexander Shirai-Patmore (Sano Cricket Club)
- Declan Suzuki-McComb (Sano Cricket Club)
- Ibrahim Takahashi (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Makoto Taniyama (Sano Cricket Club)
- Ryan Drake (Sano Cricket Club)
- Koji Hardgrave-Abe (Sano Cricket Club)**
- Charlie Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
- Wataru Miyauchi (Wyverns Cricket Club)
- Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake (Sano Cricket Club)**
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Sano Cricket Club)
- Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers Cricket Club)
*Promoted from the Japan Men’s ‘A’ squad
**Promoted from the Japan National Academy
Kawshan Kulasuriya and Ghufran Mir have been selected for the Japan Men’s ‘A’ squad for the first time. Additionally, Aarav Tiwari and Kai Fujioka have been promoted from the Japan National Academy (Men’s U19).
Japan Men’s A Squad (High-Performance Program)
- Kento Ota-Dobell (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Zubair Khan (Sano Cricket Club)
- Shogo Kimura (Wyverns Cricket Club)
- Kawshan Kulasuriya (Sano Cricket Club)*
- Jake Kusuda-Nairn (Sano Cricket Club)
- Arimori Thurgate (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Tsuyoshi Takada (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Aarav Tiwari (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)**
- Manav Natarajan (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Supun Nawaratana (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
- Kazumasa Hiratsuka (Sano Cricket Club)
- Kai Fujioka (Albion Eagles)**
- Muneeb Siddique (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
- Gufran Mir (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)*
- Masato Morita (Wyverns Cricket Club)
*First-time selection
**Promoted from the Japan National Academy
Japan Men’s National Squad (High-Performance Program)
- Head Coach: Dougal Bedingfield
- Selection Committee: Dougal Bedingfield (Chair), Alan Curr, Duncan Harrison
The Japan Men’s National Squad (High-Performance Program) consists of top-tier players who engage in year-round development and strengthening activities—including training sessions and competitive matches—with the goal of cultivating an inspiring Japan Men’s National Team. The Japan Men’s National Team for international tournaments and matches is selected from this squad.
Japan Men’s ‘A’ Representative Squad
- Head Coach: Dougal Bedingfield
- Selection Committee: Dougal Bedingfield (Chair), Alan Curr, Duncan Harrison
The Japan Men’s ‘A’ Representative Squad is a restructured version of the National Academy’s Men’s U23 category. It is designed to develop promising players through a year-round program of training sessions and competitive matches. Members of this squad may also be selected for the Japan Men’s National Team to compete in international tournaments and matches.
Japan Men’s National Team Partner
- Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd.
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