Youngest of the three international formats, T20Is have gained massive popularity over the years. The only certain thing is this format is uncertainty. After all, momentum rides on a rollercoaster in this version of the game. The course of the game can change within a span of few deliveries. Hence, teams don’t have the liberty to relax down at any stage of the game.
With T20 becoming fan-favourite format worldwide, the T20 World Cup is considered nothing short of a festive event by many. This year’s T20 World Cup is taking place in UAE and Oman with as many as 16 teams contesting for the title. While the top eight teams were already slotted in the Super 12 stage, the other eight teams are to lock horns in a preliminary round to determine the other four places in the playoffs.
For the unversed, this is the seventh edition of the T20 World Cup. The past six editions also provided mind-boggling entertainment to the fans. While stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle played several sensational knocks, wicket-taking machines like Umar Gul and Imran Tahir shone in the bowling department. With the past seasons being so electrifying, cricket fans worldwide are excited for T20 World Cup 201.
Meanwhile, national selectors of the participating team had the onus of selecting a formidable squad for the gala competition. After all, stakes in the competition are incredibly high. Hence, making the best use of the resources was a must for all boards. Notably, several boards had also made changes in the team after announcing the squad initially.
Meanwhile, let’s look at all the squads participating in T20 World Cup 2021:
1. India ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Virat Kohli (Captain) | Batsman |
| Rohit Sharma (Vice Captain) | Batsman |
| KL Rahul | Batsman |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batsman |
| Shreyas Iyer (Travelling Reserves) | Batsman |
| Ishan Kishan | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Rishabh Pant | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Ravindra Jadeja | All Rounder |
| Axar Patel | All Rounder |
| Hardik Pandya | All Rounder |
| Shardul Thakur (Travelling Reserves) | All Rounder |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Bowler |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler |
| Mohammed Shami | Bowler |
| Deepak Chahar (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
2. Srilanka ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Avishka Fernando | Batsman |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Batsman |
| Kusal Perera | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Dasun Shanaka (Captain) | All Rounder |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | All Rounder |
| Charith Asalanka | All Rounder |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All Rounder |
| Kamindu Mendis | All Rounder |
| Lahiru Madashanka | All Rounder |
| Pulina Tharanga | All Rounder |
| Chamika Karunaratne | Bowler |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Bowler |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | Bowler |
| Nuwan Pradeep | Bowler |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Bowler |
| Lahiru Kumara (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
| Binura Fernando (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
| Akila Dhananjaya (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
3. Pakistan ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Babar Azam (C) | Batsman |
| Asif Ali | Batsman |
| Sohaib Maqsood | Batsman |
| Khushdil Shah | Batsman |
| Fakhar Zaman (Travelling Reserves) | Batsman |
| Azam Khan | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Shadab Khan (VC) | All Rounder |
| Mohammad Hafeez | All Rounder |
| Mohammad Nawaz | All Rounder |
| Imad Wasim | All Rounder |
| Mohammad Wasim Jr | All Rounder |
| Shaheen Afridi | Bowler |
| Hasan Ali | Bowler |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Bowler |
| Haris Rauf | Bowler |
| Usman Qadir (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
| Shahnawaz Dahani (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
4. Bangladesh ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Naim Sheikh | Batsman |
| Liton Das | Batsman |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Batsman |
| Nurul Hasan | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Mahmudullah (Captain) | All Rounder |
| Shakib Al Hasan | All Rounder |
| Soumya Sarkar | All Rounder |
| Afif Hossain | All Rounder |
| Mahedi Hasan | All Rounder |
| Mohammad Saifuddin | All Rounder |
| Shamim Hossain | All Rounder |
| Aminul Islam Biplob (Travelling Reserves) | All Rounder |
| Nasum Ahmed | Bowler |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bowler |
| Shoriful Islam | Bowler |
| Taskin Ahmed | Bowler |
| Rubel Hossain (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
5. Australia ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Role |
| Aaron Finch (Captain) | Batsman |
| Steve Smith | Batsman |
| David Warner | Batsman |
| Josh Inglis | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Matthew Wade | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Ashton Agar | All Rounder |
| Mitchell Marsh | All Rounder |
| Glenn Maxwell | All Rounder |
| Marcus Stoinis | All Rounder |
| Dan Christian (Travelling Reserves) | All Rounder |
| Daniel Sams (Travelling Reserves) | All Rounder |
| Pat Cummins (Vice Captain) | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| Kane Richardson | Bowler |
| Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
| Adam Zampa | Bowler |
| Mitchell Swepson | Bowler |
| Nathan Ellis (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
6. New Zealand ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Role |
| Kane Williamson (C) | Batsman |
| Devon Conway | Batsman |
| Martin Guptill | Batsman |
| Glenn Phillips | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Tim Seifert | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Mark Chapman | All Rounder |
| Daryl Mitchell | All Rounder |
| James Neesham | All Rounder |
| Trent Boult | Bowler |
| Kyle Jamieson | Bowler |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler |
| Mitchell Santner | Bowler |
| Todd Astle | Bowler |
| Ish Sodhi | Bowler |
| Tim Southee | Bowler |
| Adam Milne (Injury Cover) | Bowler |
7. South Africa ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Temba Bavuma (Captain) | Batsman |
| Reeza Hendricks | Batsman |
| Aiden Markram | Batsman |
| David Miller | Batsman |
| Rassie van der Dussen | Batsman |
| Quinton de Kock | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Heinrick Klaasen | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Wiaan Mulder | All Rounder |
| Dwaine Pretorius | All Rounder |
| George Linde (Travelling Reserves) | All Rounder |
| Andile Phehlukwayo (Travelling Reserves) | All Rounder |
| Bjorn Fortuin | Bowler |
| Keshav Maharaj | Bowler |
| Lungi Ngidi | Bowler |
| Anrich Nortje | Bowler |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | Bowler |
| Lizaad Williams (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
8. England ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Eoin Morgan (Captain) | Batsman |
| Jason Roy | Batsman |
| Dawid Malan | Batsman |
| Liam Livingstone | Batsman |
| James Vince (Travelling Reserves) | Batsman |
| Sam Billings | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Jonny Bairstow | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Jos Buttler | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Moeen Ali | All Rounder |
| Sam Curran | All Rounder |
| Chris Woakes | All Rounder |
| David Willey | All Rounder |
| Liam Dawson (Travelling Reserves) | All Rounder |
| Chris Jordan | Bowler |
| Tymal Mills | Bowler |
| Adil Rashid | Bowler |
| Mark Wood | Bowler |
| Tom Curran (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
9. West Indies ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Chris Gayle | Batsman |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batsman |
| Evin Lewis | Batsman |
| Lendl Simmons | Batsman |
| Darren Bravo | Batsman |
| Nicolas Pooran (Vice Captain) | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Andre Fletcher | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Kieron Pollard (Captain) | All Rounder |
| Fabian Allen | All Rounder |
| Dwayne Bravo | All Rounder |
| Roston Chase | All Rounder |
| Andre Russell | All Rounder |
| Jason Holder (Travelling Reserves) | All Rounder |
| Obed McCoy | Bowler |
| Ravi Rampaul | Bowler |
| Oshane Thomas | Bowler |
| Hayden Walsh Jr. | Bowler |
| Sheldon Cottrell (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
| Akeal Hosein (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
10. Afghanistan ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Hazratullah Zazai | Batsman |
| Usman Ghani | Batsman |
| Asghar Afghan | Batsman |
| Najibullah Zadran | Batsman |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | Batsman |
| Hamid Hasan | Batsman |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Mohammad Shahzad | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Afsar Zazai (Travelling Reserves) | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Rashid Khan (Captain) | All Rounder |
| Mohammad Nabi | All Rounder |
| Karim Janat | All Rounder |
| Gulbadin Naib | All Rounder |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | All Rounder |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Bowler |
| Naveen Ul Haq | Bowler |
| Dawlat Zadran | Bowler |
| Shapoor Zadran | Bowler |
| Qais Ahmed | Bowler |
| Farid Ahmed Malik (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
11. Ireland ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Andrew Balbirnie (Captain) | Batsman |
| Paul Stirling | Batsman |
| Harry Tector | Batsman |
| Neil Rock | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Lorcan Tucker | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Simi Singh | All Rounder |
| Kevin O’Brien | All Rounder |
| Shane Getkate | All Rounder |
| George Dockrell | All Rounder |
| Gareth Delany | All Rounder |
| Mark Adair | All Rounder |
| Curtis Campher | All Rounder |
| Graham Kenedy | Bowler |
| Josh Little | Bowler |
| Andy Mcbrine | Bowler |
| Barry McCarthy | Bowler |
| Craig Young | Bowler |
| Benjamin White | Bowler |
12. Oman ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Jatindar Singh | Batsman |
| Khurram Khan | Batsman |
| Naseem Khushi | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Suraj Kumar | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Zeeshan Maqsood (Captain) | All Rounder |
| Aqib Ilyas (Vice Captain) | All Rounder |
| Khawar Ali | All Rounder |
| Mohammad Nadeem | All Rounder |
| Sandeep Goud | All Rounder |
| Ayaan Khan | All Rounder |
| BIlal Khan | Bowler |
| Kaleemullah | Bowler |
| Fayyaz Butt | Bowler |
| Nestor Dhamba | Bowler |
| Sufyan Mehmood | Bowler |
13. Scotland ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Kyle Coetzer (Captain) | Batsman |
| Calum MacLeod | Batsman |
| George Munsey | Batsman |
| Ollie Hairs | Batsman |
| Mathew Cross | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Craig Wallace | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Richie Berrington (Vice Captain) | All Rounder |
| Dylan Budge | All Rounder |
| Michael Leask | All Rounder |
| Chris Greaves | All Rounder |
| Alasdair Evans | Bowler |
| Safyaan Sharif | Bowler |
| Hamza Tahir | Bowler |
| Mark Watt | Bowler |
| Josh Davey | Bowler |
| Brad Wheal | Bowler |
| Chris Sole | Bowler |
14. Papua ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Lega Siaka | Batsman |
| Hiri Hiri | Batsman |
| Sese Bau | Batsman |
| Kiplin Doriga | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Tony Ura | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Simon Atai | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Assad Vala (Captain) | All Rounder |
| Charles Amini | All Rounder |
| Gaudi Toka | All Rounder |
| Norman Vanua | All Rounder |
| Jason Kila | All Rounder |
| Nosaina Pokana | Bowler |
| Damien Ravu | Bowler |
| Kabua Vagi-Morea | Bowler |
| Chad Soper | Bowler |
| Jack Gardner | Bowler |
15. Netherland ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Bas de Leede | Batsman |
| Ben Cooper | Batsman |
| Max O’Dowd | Batsman |
| Stephen Myburgh | Batsman |
| Scott Edwards | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Tobias Visee (Travelling Reserves) | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Pieter Seelaar (Captain) | All Rounder |
| Colin Ackermann (Vice Captain) | All Rounder |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | All Rounder |
| Roelof van der Merwe | All Rounder |
| Logan van Beek | All Rounder |
| Philippe Boissevain | Bowler |
| Paul van Meekeren | Bowler |
| Timm van der Gugten | Bowler |
| Brandon Glover | Bowler |
| Fred Klaassen | Bowler |
| Shane Snater (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |
16. Namibia ICC T20 World Cup Squad
| Players | Roles |
| Gerhard Erasmus (Captain) | Batsman |
| Stephen Baard | Batsman |
| Karl Birkenstock | Batsman |
| Zane Green | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Michau du Preez | Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
| Jan Frylinck | All Rounder |
| Nicol Loftie-Eaton | All Rounder |
| JJ Smit | All Rounder |
| Craig Williams | All Rounder |
| Pikky Ya France | All Rounder |
| Michael van Lingen | All Rounder |
| David Wiese | All Rounder |
| Bernard Scholtz | Bowler |
| Ben Shikongo | Bowler |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | Bowler |
| Mauritius Ngupita (Travelling Reserves) | Bowler |