2016 ICC World Twenty20 squads explained

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth ICC World Twenty20, and the first to be hosted by India. Sri Lanka were the defending champions, having won the 2014 edition. The following squads were chosen for the tournament. The player ages are as on 8 March 2016, the opening day of the tournament, and where a player plays for more than one team in Twenty20 cricket, only their domestic team is listed (for example: at the time, Jos Buttler played for Lancashire Lightning in the T20 Blast and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League).

Afghanistan

Coach: Inzamam-ul-Haq

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
44 Asghar Afghan (c) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Kabul Eagles
4March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Kabul Eagles
10 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Mis Ainak Knights
14 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Mis Ainak Knights
66 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast Speen Ghar Tigers
84 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Amo Sharks
7 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Band-e-Amir Dragons
77 Mohammad Shahzad (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Mis Ainak Knights
1 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm off-spin Boost Defenders
15 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Mis Ainak Knights
19 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Kabul Eagles
45 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Speen Ghar Tigers
28 Shafiqullah Shafaq (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Speen Ghar Tigers
20 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm fast-medium Boost Defenders
87 March 8, 2016 Right Boost Defenders

Australia

Australia announced their squad on 9 February 2016.[1]

Coach: Darren Lehmann

No.PlayerDate of birthT20IsBattingBowling styleDomestic team
49 Steven Smith (c) March 8, 2016 23 Right Sydney Sixers
31 David Warner (vc) March 8, 2016 54 Left Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL)
33 Shane Watson (vc) March 8, 2016 52 Right Sydney Thunder
46 March 8, 2016 1 Left Perth Scorchers
6 March 8, 2016 11 Right Perth Scorchers
44 March 8, 2016 13 Right Melbourne Stars
5March 8, 2016 24 Right Melbourne Renegades
41 March 8, 2016 4 Right Melbourne Stars
38 March 8, 2016 4 Left Sydney Sixers
1 March 8, 2016 3 Left Right-arm Off break bowling Sydney Thunder
8 March 8, 2016 4 Right Perth Scorchers
32 March 8, 2016 27 Right Melbourne Stars
20 Peter Nevill (wk)March 8, 2016 3 Right Melbourne Renegades
68 March 8, 2016 2 Right Perth Scorchers
63 March 8, 2016 2 Right Right-arm leg breakMelbourne Stars

Bangladesh

Bangladesh announced their squad on 3 February 2016:[2]

Coach: Chandika Hathurusingha

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
2 Mashrafe Mortaza (c) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Comilla Victorians
75 Shakib Al Hasan (vc) March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Rangpur Riders
14 March 8, 2016 Right Left-arm fast-medium Comilla Victorians
4 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Barisal Bulls
30 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Barisal Bulls
8 Mohammad Mithun (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Rangpur Riders
15 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Sylhet Super Stars
90 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm fast-medium Dhaka Dynamites
69 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Dhaka Dynamites
63 Nurul Hasan (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Sylhet Super Stars
1 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Barisal Bulls
59 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm medium-fast Rangpur Riders
28 March 8, 2016 Left Chittagong Vikings
51 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off break
9 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm off break
Withdrawn players
3 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm fast Chittagong Vikings
6 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Rangpur Riders

England

England announced their squad on 10 February 2016:[3]

Coach: Trevor Bayliss

No.PlayerDate of birthT20IsBattingBowling styleDomestic team
16 Eoin Morgan (c) March 8, 2016 56 Left Middlesex
63 Jos Buttler (vc, wk) March 8, 2016 42 Right Lancashire Lightning
18 March 8, 2016 12 Left Worcestershire
7 Sam Billings (wk) March 8, 2016 6 Right Kent Spitfires
83 March 8, 2016 0 Right Hampshire
2 March 8, 2016 39 Right Nottinghamshire Outlaws
34 March 8, 2016 11 Right Sussex Sharks
17 March 8, 2016 3 Right Yorkshire Vikings
95 March 8, 2016 12 Right Yorkshire Vikings
66 March 8, 2016 14 Right Yorkshire Vikings
67 March 8, 2016 8 Right Surrey
55 March 8, 2016 11 Left Durham Jets
23 March 8, 2016 4 Right Hampshire
14 March 8, 2016 3 Right Hampshire
15 March 8, 2016 5 Left Yorkshire Vikings
11 Steven Finn March 8, 2016 21 Right Middlesex

Hong Kong

Hong Kong announced their squad on 28 January 2016.[4]

Coach: Simon Cook

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
33 Tanwir Afzal (c) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Pakistan Association
8 Mark Chapman (vc) March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Hong Kong CC
2 March 8, 2016 Right Left-arm orthodox Little Sai Wan
March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Kowloon CC
12 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast USRC
23 Jamie Atkinson (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Kowloon CC
73 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Kowloon CC
1 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Kowloon CC
Christopher Carter (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Kowloon CC
10 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium Little Sai Wan
11 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Pakistan Association
75 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Hong Kong CC
March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Little Sai Wan
13 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Hong Kong CC
9 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm off-spin Hong Kong CC

India

See main article: India at the T20 World Cup. India announced their squad on 5 February 2016.[5] [6]

Team Director: Ravi Shastri

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowlingwidth=20%Domestic team
7 MS Dhoni (c, wk) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium Chennai Super Kings
18 Virat Kohli (vc) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium Royal Challengers Bangalore
99 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Chennai Super Kings
93 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Mumbai Indians
45 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Mumbai Indians
3 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Mumbai Indians
25 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm off-spin Sunrisers Hyderabad
8 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Chennai Super Kings
6 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Delhi Daredevils
64 March 8, 2016 Right Left-arm fast Sunrisers Hyderabad
9 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Kolkata Knight Riders
33 March 8, 2016 Right Right arm medium-fast Mumbai Indians
27 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium Rajasthan Royals
48 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm off-spin Chennai Super Kings
11 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast Delhi Daredevils
Withdrawn players
12 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Sunrisers Hyderabad

Ireland

Ireland announced their squad on 8 February 2016.[7]

Coach: John Bracewell

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
6William Porterfield (c) March 8, 2016 Left Warwickshire
63 Andrew Balbirnie (vc) March 8, 2016 Right Middlesex
50 March 8, 2016 Right Somerset
35 March 8, 2016 Left
34 March 8, 2016 Left Middlesex
22 March 8, 2016 Right Leicestershire
72 Niall O'Brien (wk) March 8, 2016 Left Leicestershire
25 March 8, 2016 Right Clontarf
90 Stuart Poynter (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Durham
30 March 8, 2016 Left Warwickshire
26 March 8, 2016 Right The Hills
1 March 8, 2016 Right Middlesex
17 March 8, 2016 Left Eglinton
14 Gary Wilson (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Surrey
44 March 8, 2016 Right Bready

Netherlands

The Netherlands announced their squad on 6 February 2016.[8]

Coach: Anton Roux

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
83 Peter Borren (c) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium VRA
8 Pieter Seelaar (vc) March 8, 2016 Right VOC Rotterdam
34 Wesley Barresi (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Quick Haag
7 March 8, 2016 Right Dosti-United
32 March 8, 2016 Left VRA
26 March 8, 2016 Right Melbourne Renegades
23 March 8, 2016 Right Voorburg
17 March 8, 2016 Right VOC Rotterdam
97 March 8, 2016 Left Hermes DVS
4 March 8, 2016 Right North Holland Hurricanes
68 March 8, 2016 Right
90 March 8, 2016 Right Canterbury
10 March 8, 2016 Right
52 March 8, 2016 Right Somerset
47 March 8, 2016 Right Rood & Wit Haarlem

New Zealand

New Zealand announced their squad on 1 February 2016.[9]

Coach: Mike Hesson

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
22 Kane Williamson (c) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Northern Knights
38 Tim Southee (vc) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Northern Knights
78 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm medium-fast Northern Knights
18 March 8, 2016 Right Left-arm fast-medium Northern Knights
88 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium Wellington Firebirds
31 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Auckland Aces
81 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm medium-fast Auckland Aces
15March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Otago Volts
20 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast Central Stags
82 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm medium-fast Auckland Aces
86 Henry Nicholls (wk) March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm off-spin Canterbury Kings
54 Luke Ronchi (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Wellington Firebirds
74 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Northern Knights
61 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Northern Knights
3 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Central Stags

Oman

Oman announced their squad on 13 February 2016:[10]

Coach: Duleep Mendis

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling style
7 Sultan Ahmed (c, wk) March 8, 2016 Left
12 Zeeshan Maqsood (vc) March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox
13 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox
22 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin
77 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox
March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast
10 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin
68 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin
14 March 8, 2016 Right
March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast
37 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast
March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm medium-fast
March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm medium-fast
March 8, 2016 Left
March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium
March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin
08 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm medium-fast
21 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium

Pakistan

Pakistan announced their squad on 10 February 2016:[11]

Coach: Waqar Younis

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
10 Shahid Afridi (c) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Peshawar Zalmi
54 Sarfraz Ahmed (vc, wk) March 8, 2016 Right Quetta Gladiators
96 Umar Akmal (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Lahore Qalandars
48 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Quetta Gladiators
5 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm fast Karachi Kings
8 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Peshawar Zalmi
76 March 8, 2016 Right Left-arm fast Islamabad United
98 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm leg-spin Islamabad United
18 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Karachi Kings
19 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm Leg-spin Quetta Gladiators
51 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Quetta Gladiators
47 March 8, 2016 Right Left-arm fast Peshawar Zalmi
7 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast Islamabad United
9 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Karachi Kings
35 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-break Islamabad United
Withdrawn players
56 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Islamabad United
15 March 8, 2016 Right Left-arm fast-medium Islamabad United
95 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Karachi Kings
42 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Karachi Kings

Scotland

Scotland announced their squad on 8 February 2016.[12]

Coach: Grant Bradburn

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
1 Preston Mommsen (c) March 8, 2016 Right Durham
15 Kyle Coetzer (vc) March 8, 2016 Right Northamptonshire
44 March 8, 2016 Right
13 Matthew Cross (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Nottinghamshire
38 March 8, 2016 Right Somerset
5 March 8, 2016 Right Northamptonshire
45 March 8, 2016 Right Derbyshire
29 March 8, 2016 Right Northamptonshire
14 March 8, 2016 Left Sussex
93 March 8, 2016 Right Durham
28 March 8, 2016 Right Durham
93 March 8, 2016 Left Northamptonshire
50 March 8, 2016 Right Kent
42 March 8, 2016 Left Leicestershire
51 March 8, 2016 Left

South Africa

South Africa announced their squad on 10 February 2016:[13]

Coach: Russell Domingo

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
18 Faf du Plessis (c) March 8, 2016 Right Titans
17 AB de Villiers (vc, wk)March 8, 2016 Right Titans
87 March 8, 2016 Right Dolphins
1 March 8, 2016 Right Cape Cobras
28 March 8, 2016 Right Titans
12 Quinton de Kock (wk) March 8, 2016 Left Titans
21 March 8, 2016 Left Cape Cobras
99 March 8, 2016 Right Dolphins
10 March 8, 2016 Left Dolphins
2 March 8, 2016 Right Titans
69 March 8, 2016 Right Highveld Lions
25 March 8, 2016 Left Highveld Lions
27 March 8, 2016 Left Knights
8 March 8, 2016 Right Cape Cobras
96 March 8, 2016 Right Titans

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced their squad on 18 February 2016:[14]

Coach: Graham Ford

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
61 Angelo Mathews (c)March 8, 2016 Right CCC
36 Dinesh Chandimal (vc, wk) March 8, 2016 Right Nondescripts
5 March 8, 2016 Right Nondescripts
23 March 8, 2016 Right Tamil Union
14 March 8, 2016 Left Tamil Union
31 March 8, 2016 Left Moors
16 March 8, 2016 Right CCC
92 March 8, 2016 Right Colts
82 March 8, 2016 Right Tamil Union
1 March 8, 2016 Left SSC
18 March 8, 2016 Right SSC
7 March 8, 2016 Right SSC
57 March 8, 2016 Left Chilaw Marians
66 March 8, 2016 Left Ragama
46 March 8, 2016 Right SSC
Withdrawn players
Niroshan Dickwella (wk) March 8, 2016 Left Nondescripts
99 March 8, 2016 Right Nondescripts

West Indies

The West Indian squad was announced on 29 January 2016.[15]

Coach: Phil Simmons

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
88 Darren Sammy (c) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast St Lucia Zouks
98 Jason Holder (vc) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Barbados Tridents
45 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm off-spin Jamaica Tallawahs
77 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Trinbago Knight Riders
62 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Trinbago Knight Riders
26 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
47 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Trinbago Knight Riders
25 Johnson Charles (wk)March 8, 2016 Right St Lucia Zouks
17 March 8, 2016 Left St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
5 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Barbados Tridents
80 Denesh Ramdin (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Guyana Amazon Warriors
12 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast Jamaica Tallawahs
7 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
54 Lendl Simmons (wk)March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Guyana Amazon Warriors
75 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast Jamaica Tallawahs
Withdrawn players
46 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm medium-fast Trinbago Knight Riders
72 Andre Fletcher (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin St Lucia Zouks
74 March 8, 2016 Left Right-arm off-spin Guyana Amazon Warriors
55 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Barbados Tridents

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe announced their squad on 14 February 2016:[16]

Coach: Dav Whatmore

No.width=20%Playerwidth=24%Date of birthwidth=6%Battingwidth=20%Bowling stylewidth=20%Domestic team
3 Hamilton Masakadza (c) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium Mountaineers
14 Sean Williams (vc)March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Mid West Rhinos
13 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Mountaineers
47 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Mashonaland Eagles
88 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Mid West Rhinos
30 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm leg-spin Mid West Rhinos
12 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Matabeleland Tuskers
7 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium-fast Mid West Rhinos
11 March 8, 2016 Left Left-arm orthodox Mountaineers
24 Peter Moor (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Mid West Rhinos
89 Richmond Mutumbami (wk) March 8, 2016 Right Matabeleland Tuskers
48 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Mid West Rhinos
24 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Mashonaland Eagles
10 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium Mountaineers
9 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm off-spin Mid West Rhinos
33 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm medium Mashonaland Eagles
25 March 8, 2016 Right Right-arm fast-medium Mountaineers

Changes

On 19 March, Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny, members of the Bangladesh squad, were suspended from bowling in international cricket due to probable illegal bowling actions. They were replaced with Shuvagata Hom and Saqlain Sajib.[17]

On 26 February, England's Liam Plunkett was named as the replacement for Steven Finn, who was ruled out with a calf strain.[18]

Tom Cooper was added to the Netherlands squad on 25 February, 19 days after the squad was announced.[19]

On 23 February, Babar Azam and Rumman Raees withdrew from the tournament due to injury. They were replaced in the Pakistan squad by Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Sami.[20] Khalid Latif was also added to Pakistan's squad in place of Iftikhar Ahmed.[21] On 3 March, Ahmed Shehzad was also added to the squad in place of Khurram Manzoor.[22]

Sri Lanka's squad was changed after the initial announcement. This new squad was named on 8 March 2016, where Jeffrey Vandersay and Niroshan Dickwella were replaced by Suranga Lakmal and Lahiru Thirimanne.[23] Lasith Malinga stepped down from the captaincy due to his slow recovery from an injury and Angelo Mathews was appointed as the captain.[24] [25] On 18 March Sri Lanka Cricket announced that Malinga was ruled out of the tournament after failing to sufficiently recover from his knee injury.[26] Jeffrey Vandersay, who was withdrawn earlier from the original squad, was named as Malinga's replacement.[27]

After the West Indies squad was announced, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine and Darren Bravo withdrew before the tournament started.[28] [29] Pollard was replaced by Carlos Brathwaite, while Ashley Nurse replaced Narine.[30] Bravo's replacement in the squad is Johnson Charles.[31] Lendl Simmons was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a back injury.[32] He was replaced with Evin Lewis.[33] Before the semi-finals, Andre Fletcher suffered a hamstring injury and was ruled out of the rest of the tournament. Lendl Simmons, who had recovered from his back injury was called in as a replacement.[34]

Yuvraj Singh was ruled out before semi final. Manish Pandey was called to replaced him.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith to lead, Wade, Boyce dropped from World T20 squad. 9 February 2016. ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh recall Nasir, Mithun for World T20. 3 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  3. News: England World T20 squad: Liam Dawson in, Chris Woakes out . 10 February 2016 . BBC Sport . 10 February 2016 .
  4. Web site: Hong Kong pick ex-Australia keeper Campbell for WT20 . 28 January 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Web site: Mohammed Shami back for World T20 . 5 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Web site: Ravi Shastri to continue as Team Director in ICC WT20 2016 . 9 April 2021 . Firstpost. 14 September 2015 .
  7. Web site: Porterfield to lead experienced Ireland squad for World T20 . 8 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: Logan van Beek in Netherlands squad for World T20 . 6 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: NZ pick spin trio for World Twenty20 . ESPNcricinfo . 1 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Oman Squad, 2016 ICC World Twenty20 . 14 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  11. Web site: Pakistan pick Rumman Raees for World T20 . 10 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  12. Web site: Scotland include pacer Main for World T20 . 8 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  13. Web site: South Africa include Steyn in World T20 squad . 10 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  14. Web site: Malinga, Mathews back for World T20 . 18 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  15. http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/966877.html "Narine in West Indies World T20 squad"
  16. Web site: Zimbabwe name Chatara, Panyangara in World T20 squad . 14 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  17. Web site: Taskin and Sunny suspended from bowling due to actions. 19 March 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  18. News: Plunkett replaces injured Finn . 26 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo . 26 February 2016 .
  19. Web site: Tom Cooper added to Netherlands World T20 squad . 25 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  20. Web site: Sami, Sharjeel in as Pakistan make changes to World T20 squad. 23 February 2016. ESPNcricinfo.
  21. Web site: Sami, Sharjeel in as Pakistan make changes to World T20 squad. 23 February 2016. 23 February 2016. ESPNcricinfo.
  22. Web site: Shehzad replaces Manzoor in Pakistan World T20 squad. 7 March 2016. 7 March 2016. ESPNcricinfo.
  23. Web site: Malinga steps down as captain, Mathews to lead in World T20 . Fernando, Andrew Fidel . 8 March 2016.
  24. Web site: Injury casts cloud over Malinga captaincy at World T20 . ESPNcricinfo . 7 March 2016 . 8 March 2016.
  25. Web site: Malinga steps down as captain, Mathews to lead in World T20 . ESPNcricinfo . 8 March 2016.
  26. Web site: Knee injury forces Lasith Malinga to return home. ESPNcricinfo . 18 March 2016 . 18 March 2016.
  27. Web site: Vandersay replaces Malinga in SL squad . ESPNcricinfo . 19 March 2016 . 19 March 2016.
  28. Web site: Pollard, Narine pull out of World T20 squad . 12 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  29. http://www.cricket.com.au/news/west-indies-contract-12-players-ahead-of-world-t20-bravo-gayle-sammy-samuels-russell-holder/2016-02-15 "West Indies confirm 12 contracts for World T20"
  30. Web site: Darren Bravo pulls out of World T20; 12 players in for West Indies . 15 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  31. Web site: Charles replaces Darren Bravo in West Indies' WT20 squad . 21 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  32. Web site: Simmons out of World T20 due to back injury . 5 March 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  33. Web site: Evin Lewis replaces Lendl Simmons in WI WT20 squad . 8 March 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  34. Web site: Lendl Simmons likely to replace Andre Fletcher ahead of WT20 semifinal.