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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=20%	Domestic team
44	Asghar Afghan (c)	March 8, 2016	Right	Right-arm fast-medium	Kabul Eagles
4		March 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.	Player	Date of birth	T20Is	Batting	Bowling style	Domestic 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
5		March 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 break	Melbourne Stars

Bangladesh

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

Coach: Chandika Hathurusingha

No.	width=20%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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.	Player	Date of birth	T20Is	Batting	Bowling style	Domestic 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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=20%	Domestic team
6	William 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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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
15		March 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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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%	Player	width=24%	Date of birth	width=6%	Batting	width=20%	Bowling style	width=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.