Team India's T20 World Cup 2016 squad members: Where are they now?

BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) announced a strong 15-member squad for the upcoming 2022 T20 World Cup on Monday, September 12. India are currently ranked one on the ICC T20I Team Rankings but their record in the recent T20 World Cup tournaments has been disappointing. In 2021 (the last edition of the tournament), India failed to reach the knockout stages, after defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand.

The Men in Blue reached the finals of the 2014 edition and were favourites to win the 2016 edition as a host nation. Before entering the tournament (2016 T20 World Cup) India were riding on a seven-match winning streak. But their journey in the tournament ended with a big loss (seven wickets) against the West Indies in a semi-final clash.

With 273 runs in five matches, Virat Kohli finished as the second-highest run getter in the tournament (2016 T20 World Cup) but other India batters failed to even cross the 100-run mark. Bowlers also failed to create a substantial impact with no one taking more than five wickets.

Legendary skipper MS Dhoni led the strongest possible squad in the 2016 edition with the in-from Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Only five players from the 2016 edition are part of India's squad for the upcoming 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Let's take a look at all the 15 Indian players, who featured in the 2016 T20 World Cup and find out how their careers progressed after the event.

1. MS Dhoni (c)

The 2016 T20 World Cup was MS Dhoni's last ICC tournament as a captain of the Indian team. He was the second-highest run-scorer for India with 89 runs in five matches at an average of 89.00 as he remained unbeaten on four occasions and finished with a strike rate of 127.14. 

Dhoni last played for India in the 2019 ODI World Cup and was part of India's staff as the mentor for the 2021 T20 World Cup. The legendary wicket-keeper batter has retired from international cricket but is still active in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he leads Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

The 41-year-old batter played all 14 matches during the IPL 2022 season and impressed with 232 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 123.40. He might draw curtains on his illustrious IPL career at the end of the 2023 season but fans will definitely wish to see him beyond that too.