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The ICC has set a May 1 deadline for each country to announce its 15-man squad for this year's Men's T20 World Cup tournament, with New Zealand the first to be named. We will update here as the team arrives over the next few days.
An important date to note on the calendar is May 25th. Countries will be free to make changes to their 15-man squad until that date, after which any changes will require approval from the ICC Events Technical Committee (e.g. due to serious injuries).
Afghanistan
squad: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gulbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Haroti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen ul Haq, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Attal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi
Rashid Khan will be the team captain and will lead a spin-heavy bowling corps with support from Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Nangyal Haroti and veteran Mohammad Nabi.
Ahmad, who is well known to Australians from his BBL days with Melbourne Renegades, is among several others included in the 2022 T20 World Cup squad, along with Karim Janat, Mohammad Ishaq, 20-year-old rising star Kaloti and keeper. He is one of the new faces. Batsman Mohammad Ishaq participated in the U19 World Cup in 2020 and 2022.
Australia
squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus – Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Australia left Steve Smith out of their men's World Cup squad for the first time since 2014, but Ashton Agar and Cameron Green were big winners from the 15-man squad named for June's T20 tournament, with West The Australian pair were selected even though they both qualified. He was absent from international T20 cricket for nearly 18 months.
bangladesh
Team has not been announced yet
Canada
Team has not been announced yet
England
squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
Jofra Archer is included in England's provisional 15-man squad for the tournament and is set to make his international return at this year's Men's T20 World Cup.
The 29-year-old pace ace has not played at the top level since last year's Indian Premier League, when he was ruled out midway through the tournament due to a recurrence of a troublesome right elbow stress fracture.
Chris Jordan was also recalled nearly eight months after his last T20 appearance after impressing in KFC BBL|13 as a late-order finisher and death bowler for the Hobart Hurricanes.
Captain Jos Buttler, Will Jacks and Jonny Bairstow, who have hit centuries in the ongoing IPL season, also scored 180 hits with four half-centuries for Kolkata Knight Riders. He will appear in the top order, packed with power, along with Phil Salt, who has set a record.
India
squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Surakumar Yadav, Rishab Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan
India have included wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant in their 15-player squad for the Men's T20 World Cup to be held in June in West Indies and the United States.
Pant suffered a near-fatal injury in December 2022 and required multiple surgeries, missing last year's Indian Premier League and India's 50-over World Cup match in his home country.
The Delhi Capitals captain was not the only player to be recognized for his performance in the IPL, Chennai Super Kings batsman Shivam Dube also joined the team after scoring 350 runs in nine matches.
Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Abesh Khan were the substitutes, but there was no place for veteran KL Rahul.
Ireland
Team has not been announced yet
Namibia
Team has not been announced yet
Nepal
Team has not been announced yet
Netherlands
Team has not been announced yet
new zealand
squad: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Lachin – Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southey.Reserve: Ben Sears
Experience trumps youthful pace in New Zealand's Men's T20 World Cup squad, with Matt Henry and Trent Boult beating speedy Ben Sears to reach the last 15.
Sears performed well in the recent T20 and Test series against Australia, but fell short of Henry, who is playing in his first T20 World Cup at the age of 32 after an expensive tour of Pakistan.
Emerging batsman Rachin Ravindra is the only player in the experienced team set to make his T20 tournament debut.
Ravindra, power hitter Finn Allen (both 24) and all-rounder Glenn Phillips (27) are the only team members still under 30 on the day of the World Cup final.
oman
Team has not been announced yet
Pakistan
Team has not been announced yet
Papua New Guinea
Team has not been announced yet
Scotland
Team has not been announced yet
South Africa
squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshave Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs. Travel reserve: Nandre Berger, Lungi Ngidi
South Africa have included fast bowler Anrich Nortje and uncapped duo Ryan Rickelton and Ottniel Baartman in their 15-man squad for this year's Men's T20 World Cup.
Nortje, 30, hasn't played a T20 international for over a year due to a lingering injury, but since returning to the Indian Premier League this season he has posted a dismal 13.36 over in six games.
Rickelton, a wicket-keeping batsman, has been rewarded for his strong form in this year's SA20s, finishing as the top scorer with 530 runs at an average of 58.88, while seamer Bartman has taken 18 wickets in eight matches in the competition.
Aiden Markram will captain the team, which also includes power hitters Heinrich Claassen, David Miller, Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs.
Sri Lanka
Team has not been announced yet
uganda
Team has not been announced yet
America
Team has not been announced yet
west indies
Team has not been announced yet