ICC World Twenty20 2016: India Aim For Stability, Australia Struggle For Right Combination
The squads for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 have been announced by most teams, with some throwing up surprises while others aim for stability and the search for the right combination.
The squads of most of the teams for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, scheduled to be held in India from March 8, have been announced. Defending champions Sri Lanka are yet to announce their squad while the likes of India, the 2007 champions and finalists in 2014, have announced a squad which banks on experience. (Ahmed Shehzad Dropped From Pakistan Squad For World Twenty20)
Australia are struggling for the right combination while there are fresh faces in the New Zealand team. Pakistan have pulled off a surprise by axing Ahmed Shehzad while West Indies are banking on Sunil Narine to reverse their fortunes. Here is a look at the announced squads of some of the teams: (England Include Liam Dawson in ICC World Twenty20)
Squads for ICC World Twenty20
India Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bhumrah, Ashish Nehra, Pawan Negi, Mohd Shami.
Australia squad: Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Andrew Tye, Shane Watson, Adam Zampa
Pakistan Squad: Shahid Afridi (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nawaz, Khurram Manzoor, Rumman Raees
New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (captain), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Mark Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ross Taylor.
England Squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali Sam Billings Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, James Vince, David Willey                            ÂÂ
West Indies Squad: Darren Sammy (captain), Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor
Bangladesh Squad: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny, Abu Hider, Nurul Hasan
South Africa squad: Faf Du Plessis (captain), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wk), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Chris Morris, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Rillee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, David Wiese
Zimbabwe Squad: Sean Williams, Tendai Chatara, Wellington Masakadza, Tinashe Panyangara, Hamilton Masakadza (capt), Peter Moor, Elton Chigumbura, Sikandar Raza Butt, Richmond Mutumbami (wkt), Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chisoro, Neville Madziva, Malcolm Waller, Vusumuzi Sibanda, Graeme Cremer
Sri Lanka Squad: Lasith Malinga (capt), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Niroshan Dickwella, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milinda Siriwardena, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dushmantha Chameera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Jeffrey Vandersay