ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Squads: All But ONE Team Left To Confirm 15-Player Squad For Mega Event

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will see 20 teams competing for the ultimate crown in the twenty-over format starting June 1.

The 2024 T20 World Cup tournament will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States and will feature a total of 55 matches with the final taking place on June 29.

With less than a month to go before the international T20 tournament kicks off, 19 of the 20 teams have announced their 15-member squad that will travel to West Indies and the USA.

Below is the list of teams who have announced their T20 World Cup squads so far.

Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj. 

Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.

India's T20 squad sees the return of Rishabh Pant who was involved in a near-fatal car crash in December 2022 that required him to undergo multiple surgeries.

Pant who is captaining the Delhi Capital's side is among the leading run-scorers in IPL 2024 with close to 400 runs in 11 matches played so far.

The left-handed keeper batter is not the only one who has found a place in the 15-member squad. Sanju Samson who leads the Rajasthan Royals side has also been included in the 15-man squad. Other inclusions backed on solid performances are Shivam Dube and Yuzvendra Chahal who have shone for their respective sides in this year's IPL.

Prominent players who failed to make the cut are KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar and Ishan Kishan.

Mitchell Marsh (captain), 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 will look up to Mitch Marsh to conquer their second T20 title after being at the helm of the T20 side on an interim basis. Prominent players who failed to make the cut are Steve Smith, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short.

Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

England pace bowler Jofra Archer makes his comeback in the England squad after nearly a year away from international cricket. He was ruled out halfway through IPL 2023 due to a recurrence of his right elbow stress fracture. Will Jacks and Phil Salt who are currently doing well for their respective IPL franchises also feature in the 15-member provisional squad.

Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears

NZ were the first team to announce their provisional squad for the T20 World Cup, and as expected there weren't any major surprises. Rachin Ravindra who was slotted into the CSK franchise this year is the only NZ player to make his T20 tournament debut.

Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs

Reserves: Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi

South Africa has included the uncapped duo of Ryan Rickelton and Ottniel Baartman in their 15-man squad.

Rovman Powell (captain), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd

Rovman Powell will lead the West Indies side in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. West Indies have handed pace sensation Shamar Joseph, who impressed in his Test debut series against Australia earlier this year, a place in the squad.

Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Asalanka(vice-captain), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka. 

Traveling Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Janith Liyanage.

Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, recently named the Sri Lanka T20I captain, will lead the team in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA. The 2024 T20 World Cup will also see Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews who returned to the T20I format earlier this year in January after an absence of nearly three years. This will be Mathews' sixth T20 World Cup appearance.

Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. 

Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Taskin Ahmed (vice-captain), Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud

Bangladesh top-order batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto, who was appointed as Bangladesh captain in all formats earlier this year will lead the team in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA. Bangladesh are drawn in Group D alongside Sri Lanka, South Africa, Nepal and Netherlands, with their first match being against Sri Lanka on June 7.

Rohit Paudel (captain), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee

Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Paul Stirling will lead Ireland's 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA.

Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones (vice-captain), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. 

Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.

Monak Patel will lead the hosts into the T20 World Cup campaign. The hosts recently announced their squad and have named Corey Anderson as part of their T20 World Cup squad. Anderson was part of the New Zealand squad that qualified for the finals of the 2015 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

Saad Bin Zafar (captain), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva. 

Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.

Aqib Ilyas (captain), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (wk), Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi (wk), Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad, Khalid Kail.

Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra

Richie Berrington (captain), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal

Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen, Logan van Beek, Max O'Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, ⁠⁠Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi. 

Travelling reserve: Kyle Klein

Wicket-keeper batter Scott Edwards will once again lead the Netherlands in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA. Roelof van der Merwe and former captain Colin Ackermann were the surprise omissions, with selectors giving a chance to more youthful choices of left-arm spinner Tim Pringle, and hard-hitting opener Michael Levitt.

Dutch side that will face Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and South Africa during the group stages at the T20 World Cup.

Brian Masaba (captain), Riazat Ali Shah (vice-captain), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel. 

Reserves: Innocent Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaaya

Assadollah Vala (captain), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, CJ Amini, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura

Gerhard Erasmus (captain), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, PD Blignaut

Pakistan are the only team left to announce their squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

May 25, 2024, is the deadline set by ICC for making changes to the provisional 15-member squads announced by the 20 teams. After this date, any changes to the squads will require the ICC Event Technical Committee's approval.

These 20 teams have been divided into four groups of five teams each. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are part of Group A while Ashes rivalry will continue into the World Cup with Australia and England being placed in the same Group (group B).

Group A:

• India

• Pakistan

• Ireland

• Canada

• Unites States Of America

Group B:

• England

• Australia

• Namibia

• Scotland

• Oman

Group C:

• West Indies

• Afghanistan

• New Zealand

• Papua New Guinea

• Uganda

Group D:

• South Africa

• Bangladesh

• Sri Lanka

• Netherlands

• Nepal