2010 ICC World Twenty20 squads explained

This is a list of the squads picked for the men's 2010 ICC World Twenty20. This was the third edition of ICC World Twenty20 tournament and was held in the West Indies from 30 April to 16 May 2010.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 1 April 2010.^[1]

Coach: Kabir Khan

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style
48	Nowroz Mangal (c)	2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed	Right arm off break
44		2010 4, df=yes	2	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
77		2010 4, df=yes	1	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
66		2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
10		2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed	Right arm off break
16		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
7		2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed	Right arm off break
1		2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed	n/a; wicket-keeper
		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
14		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
55		2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed	Right arm off break
45		2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed	Right arm off break
		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed	n/a; wicket-keeper
20		2010 4, df=yes	6	Left-handed	Left arm fast-medium

Australia

Australia announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 30 March 2010.^[2]

Coach: Tim Nielsen

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
23	Michael Clarke (c)	2010 4, df=yes	24	Right-handed		New South Wales Blues
54		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Southern Redbacks
57		2010 4, df=yes	15	Right-handed		New South Wales Blues
43		2010 4, df=yes	3	Right-handed		New South Wales Blues
29		2010 4, df=yes	16	Right-handed		Victorian Bushrangers
48		2010 4, df=yes	18	Left-handed		Western Warriors
25		2010 4, df=yes	16	Left-handed		Western Warriors
58		2010 4, df=yes	17	Right-handed		New South Wales Blues
11		2010 4, df=yes	7	Right-handed		Victorian Bushrangers
36		2010 4, df=yes	1	Right-handed		Tasmanian Tigers
49		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed		New South Wales Blues
32		2010 4, df=yes	8	Right-handed		Southern Redbacks
31		2010 4, df=yes	13	Left-handed		New South Wales Blues
33		2010 4, df=yes	11	Right-handed		New South Wales Blues
7		2010 4, df=yes	13	Right-handed		Victorian Bushrangers

Bangladesh

Bangladesh announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 30 March 2010.^[3]

Coach: Jamie Siddons

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
75	Shakib Al Hasan (c)	2010 4, df=yes	12	Left-handed		Khulna Division
41		2010 4, df=yes	11	Left-handed		Khulna Division
97		2010 4, df=yes	10	Right-handed		Chittagong Division
66		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed		Khulna Division
32		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Rajshahi Division
30		2010 4, df=yes	9	Right-handed		Dhaka Division
2		2010 4, df=yes	11	Right-handed		Khulna Division
7		2010 4, df=yes	13	Right-handed		Dhaka Division
9		2010 4, df=yes	13	Right-handed		Sylhet Division
		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed		Rajshahi Division
		2010 4, df=yes	3	Right-handed		Chittagong Division
13		2010 4, df=yes	1	Right-handed		Rajshahi Division
		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed		Rajshahi Division
47		2010 4, df=yes	8	Left-handed		Khulna Division
29		2010 4, df=yes	13	Left-handed	unknown	Chittagong Division

England

England announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 31 March 2010.^[4]

Coach: Andy Flower

No.	Name	Birth date and age^[5]	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
5	Paul Collingwood (c)	2010 4, df=yes	24	Right-handed		Durham Dynamos
9		2010 4, df=yes	19	Left-handed		Lancashire Lightning
42		2010 4, df=yes	8	Right-handed		Essex Eagles
20		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed		Yorkshire Carnegie
8		2010 4, df=yes	20	Left-handed		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
22		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Somerset Sabres
45		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed		Hampshire Royals
16		2010 4, df=yes	5	Left-handed		Middlesex Panthers
24		2010 4, df=yes	22	Right-handed		Hampshire Royals
13		2010 4, df=yes	1	Right-handed		Yorkshire Carnegie
18		2010 4, df=yes	9	Left-handed		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
66		2010 4, df=yes	11	Right-handed
53		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed		Kent Spitfires
6		2010 4, df=yes	18	Right-handed		Sussex Sharks
40		2010 4, df=yes	3	Left-handed		Sussex Sharks

India

India announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 26 March 2010.^[6]

Coach: Gary Kirsten

No.	Name	Birth date and Age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	IPL team
7	Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c)	2010 4, df=yes	20	Right-handed		Chennai Super Kings
12	Yuvraj Singh	2010 4, df=yes	20	Left-handed		Kings XI Punjab
24		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed		Kings XI Punjab
5		2010 4, df=yes	19	Left-handed
3		2010 4, df=yes	17	Right-handed		Mumbai Indians
26		2010 4, df=yes	5	Left-handed		Rajasthan Royals
19		2010 4, df=yes	7	Right-handed		Delhi Daredevils
34		2010 4, df=yes	9	Right-handed
8		2010 4, df=yes	1	Right-handed		Royal Challengers Bangalore
64		2010 4, df=yes	2	Right-handed
28		2010 4, df=yes	11	Right-handed		Rajasthan Royals
48		2010 4, df=yes	11	Left-handed		Chennai Super Kings
6		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Chennai Super Kings
45		2010 4, df=yes	14	Right-handed		Deccan Chargers
23		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Royal Challengers Bangalore

Ireland

Ireland announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 22 March 2010.^[7]

Coach: Phil Simmons

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
34	William Porterfield (c)	2010 4, df=yes	15	Left-handed		Gloucestershire Gladiators
21		2010 4, df=yes	12	Left-handed		North County
99		2010 4, df=yes	9	Right-handed		North Down
83		2010 4, df=yes	14	Right-handed		Clontarf
50		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed		Leinster
23		2010 4, df=yes	14	Right-handed		Railway Union
57		2010 4, df=yes	1	Right-handed		Civil Service North
17		2010 4, df=yes	6	Left-handed		Waringstown
10		2010 4, df=yes	11	Left-handed		North County
22		2010 4, df=yes	15	Right-handed		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
72		2010 4, df=yes	14	Left-handed		Northamptonshire Steelbacks
30		2010 4, df=yes	4	Left-handed		Warwickshire Bears
1		2010 4, df=yes	4	Right-handed		Middlesex Panthers
12		2010 4, df=yes	12	Right-handed		Instonians
4		2010 4, df=yes	16	Right-handed		Surrey Lions

New Zealand

New Zealand announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 31 March 2010.^[8]

Coach: Mark Greatbatch

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
11	Daniel Vettori (c)	2010 4, df=yes	21	Left-handed		Northern Districts Knights
27		2010 4, df=yes	15	Right-handed		Canterbury Wizards
2		2010 4, df=yes	12	Right-handed		Northern Districts Knights
31		2010 4, df=yes	15	Right-handed		Auckland Aces
48		2010 4, df=yes	4	Right-handed		Auckland Aces
42		2010 4, df=yes	33	Right-handed		Otago Volts
15		2010 4, df=yes	15	Right-handed		Otago Volts
37		2010 4, df=yes	15	Right-handed		Auckland Aces
		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Canterbury Wizards
24		2010 4, df=yes	23	Left-handed		Central Districts Stags
40		2010 4, df=yes	4	Right-handed		Otago Volts
77		2010 4, df=yes	9	Left-handed		Wellington Firebirds
38		2010 4, df=yes	11	Right-handed		Northern Districts Knights
56		2010 4, df=yes	22	Right-handed		Northern Districts Knights
3		2010 4, df=yes	27	Right-handed		Central Districts Stags

Pakistan

Pakistan announced their 15-man squad on 12 March 2010, but no captain was announced.^[9] On 23 March 2010, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed Shahid Afridi as the captain.^[10] Umar Gul and Yasir Arafat were included in the original squad but were replaced by Mohammad Sami and Abdur Rehman due to injury.^[11]

Coach: Waqar Younis

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
10	Shahid Afridi (c)	2010 4, df=yes	27	Right-handed		Karachi Dolphins
12		2010 4, df=yes	11	Right-handed		Sialkot Stallions
28		2010 4, df=yes	18	Left-handed		Karachi Dolphins
		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Rawalpindi Rams
23		2010 4, df=yes	28	Right-handed		Lahore Lions
35		2010 4, df=yes	35	Right-handed		Karachi Dolphins
22		2010 4, df=yes	23	Right-handed		Faisalabad Wolves
90		2010 4, df=yes	10	Left-handed		Rawalpindi Rams
26		2010 4, df=yes	10	Left-handed		Sialkot Stallions
88		2010 4, df=yes	9	Right-handed		Faisalabad Wolves
50		2010 4, df=yes	14	Right-handed		Sialkot Stallions
1		2010 4, df=yes	16	Left-handed		Lahore Lions
96		2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed	unknown	Lahore Lions
7		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Karachi Dolphins
36		2010 4, df=yes	2	Left-handed		Sialkot Stallions

South Africa

South Africa announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 31 March 2010.^[12]

Coach: Corrie van Zyl

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
15	Graeme Smith (c)	2010 4, df=yes	20	Left-handed		Cape Cobras
14		2010 4, df=yes	6	Right-handed		Dolphins
22		2010 4, df=yes	16	Right-handed		Warriors
9		2010 4, df=yes	20	Right-handed		Warriors
17		2010 4, df=yes	23	Right-handed		Titans
21		2010 4, df=yes	18	Left-handed		Cape Cobras
09		2010 4, df=yes	20	Right-handed		Cape Cobras
3		2010 4, df=yes	10	Right-handed		Warriors
23		2010 4, df=yes	1	Right-handed		Cape Cobras
67		2010 4, df=yes	4	Right-handed		Cape Cobras
81		2010 4, df=yes	24	Left-handed		Titans
65		2010 4, df=yes	9	Left-handed		Titans
8		2010 4, df=yes	14	Right-handed		Titans
32		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Warriors
52		2010 4, df=yes	9	Right-handed		Titans

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 31 March 2010.^[13]

Coach: Trevor Bayliss

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
11	Kumar Sangakkara (c)	2010 4, df=yes	20	Left-handed		Kandurata
17		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Ruhuna
23		2010 4, df=yes	23	Right-handed		Basnahira South
18		2010 4, df=yes	2	Right-handed		Kandurata
07		2010 4, df=yes	23	Left-handed		Ruhuna
27		2010 4, df=yes	23	Right-handed		Wayamba
16		2010 4, df=yes	11	Right-handed		Kandurata
92		2010 4, df=yes	9	Right-handed		Basnahira North
99		2010 4, df=yes	20	Right-handed		Ruhuna
69		2010 4, df=yes	12	Right-handed		Basnahira North
40		2010 4, df=yes	12	Right-handed		Wayamba
08		2010 4, df=yes	9	Right-handed		Kandurata
15		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed		Wayamba
88		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Kandurata
12		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Wayamba

West Indies

The West Indies announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 1 April 2010.^[14]

Coach: Ottis Gibson

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
45	Chris Gayle (c)	2010 4, df=yes	14	Left-handed
62		2010 4, df=yes	11	Left-handed
47		2010 4, df=yes	15	Right-handed
6		2010 4, df=yes	16	Left-handed
12		2010 4, df=yes	2	Left-handed
72		2010 4, df=yes	9	Right-handed		Windward Islands
68		2010 4, df=yes	3	Left-handed
33		2010 4, df=yes	3	Right-handed
55		2010 4, df=yes	13	Right-handed
80		2010 4, df=yes	19	Right-handed
14		2010 4, df=yes	6	Left-handed
24		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed
88		2010 4, df=yes	12	Right-handed		Windward Islands
53		2010 4, df=yes	11	Right-handed
75		2010 4, df=yes	12	Right-handed

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe announced their 15-man squad for the tournament on 26 March 2010.^[15]

Coach: Alan Butcher

No.	Name	Birth date and age	T20Is	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team
52	Prosper Utseya (c)	2010 4, df=yes	8	Right-handed		Mountaineers
6		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed		Matabeleland Tuskers
33		2010 4, df=yes	7	Right-handed		Southern Rocks
47		2010 4, df=yes	8	Right-handed		Mashonaland Eagles
74		2010 4, df=yes	0	Right-handed		Matabeleland Tuskers
30		2010 4, df=yes	2	Right-handed		Mid West Rhinos
77		2010 4, df=yes	0	Left-handed		Southern Rocks
19		2010 4, df=yes	1	Right-handed		Mashonaland Eagles
65		2010 4, df=yes	3	Right-handed		Mountaineers
3		2010 4, df=yes	8	Right-handed		Mountaineers
28		2010 4, df=yes	3	Right-handed		Matabeleland Tuskers
7		2010 4, df=yes	5	Right-handed		Mashonaland Eagles
46		2010 4, df=yes	3	Right-handed		Mid West Rhinos
44		2010 4, df=yes	7	Right-handed		Mountaineers
1		2010 4, df=yes	4	Right-handed		Mid West Rhinos

References

• ICC World Twenty20 2010 from Cricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afghanistan name World Twenty20 squad. 1 April 2010. Cricinfo. 1 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100404142829/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/454425.html. 4 April 2010 . live.
2. Web site: Lee called for international return. English. Peter. 30 March 2010. Cricinfo. 31 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100401105907/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/453987.html. 1 April 2010 . live.
3. Web site: Bangladesh recall Mohammad Ashraful for World Twenty20. 30 March 2010. Cricinfo. 31 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100401090655/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/454013.html. 1 April 2010 . live.
4. Web site: Lumb and Kieswetter named for World Twenty20. 31 March 2010. Cricinfo. 31 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100402011928/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/454168.html. 2 April 2010 . live.
5. As of 30 April 2010, the first day of the tournament.
6. Web site: Vinay and Chawla in World Twenty20 squad . 26 March 2010 . Cricinfo . 1 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100329230502/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/453546.html . 29 March 2010 . live .
7. Web site: Ireland name full-strength Twenty20 squad. 22 March 2010. Cricinfo. 31 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100325191718/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/453045.html. 25 March 2010 . live.
8. Web site: New Zealand cover all bases for World Twenty20. 31 March 2009. Cricinfo. 2 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100403055920/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/454082.html. 3 April 2010 . live.
9. Web site: Afridi, Akmals in Pakistan's World Twenty20 squad . 12 March 2010 . Cricinfo . 29 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100329002313/http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/451662.html . 29 March 2010 . live .
10. Web site: Shahid Afridi named Pakistan captain. 23 March 2010. Cricinfo. 29 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100326113111/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/453170.html. 26 March 2010 . live.
11. Web site: Sami, Rehman in Pakistan squad. 19 April 2010. Cricinfo. 29 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100422235407/http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/456615.html. 22 April 2010 . live.
12. Web site: Theron, Kleinveldt in South Africa World T20 squad. 31 March 2010. Cricinfo. 24 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100422041513/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/454128.html. 22 April 2010 . live.
13. Web site: Chandimal, Perera in Sri Lanka's World T20 squad. 31 March 2010. Cricinfo. 24 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420025719/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/454137.html. 20 April 2010 . live.
14. Web site: Taylor and Sarwan back for Twenty20. 1 April 2009. Cricinfo. 1 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100404114533/http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202010/content/story/454409.html. 4 April 2010 . live.
15. Web site: Blignaut included in squad for Twenty20 . 26 March 2010 . Cricinfo . 1 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100331013424/http://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/453566.html . 31 March 2010 . live .