This is a list of the squads picked for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 .
Coach: Kabir Khan
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Coach: Andy Flower
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Coach: Duncan Fletcher
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Coach: Mickey Arthur
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Coach: Phil Simmons
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Coach: Ottis Gibson
No. | Player [13] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team |
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88 | Darren Sammy (c) | 20 December 1983 (aged 28) | 29 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
47 | Dwayne Bravo (vc) | 7 October 1983 (aged 28) | 27 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
77 | Samuel Badree | 9 March 1981 (aged 31) | 2 | Right | Leg break | ![]() |
46 | Darren Bravo | 6 February 1989 (aged 23) | 5 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
25 | Johnson Charles | 14 January 1989 (aged 23) | 6 | Right | – | ![]() |
20 | Fidel Edwards | 6 February 1982 (aged 30) | 17 | Right | Right-arm fast | ![]() |
45 | Chris Gayle | 21 September 1979 (aged 32) | 23 | Left | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
74 | Sunil Narine | 26 May 1988 (aged 24) | 5 | Left | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
55 | Kieron Pollard | 12 May 1987 (aged 25) | 24 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
80 | Denesh Ramdin (wk) | 13 March 1985 (aged 27) | 26 | Right | – | ![]() |
14 | Ravi Rampaul | 15 October 1984 (aged 27) | 12 | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
12 | Andre Russell | 29 April 1988 (aged 24) | 5 | Right | Right-arm fast | ![]() |
7 | Marlon Samuels | 5 January 1981 (aged 31) | 15 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
54 | Lendl Simmons (wk) | 25 January 1985 (aged 27) | 13 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
50 | Dwayne Smith | 12 April 1983 (aged 29) | 15 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
Coach: Gary Kirsten
No. | Player [15] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team |
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17 | AB de Villiers (c & wk) | 2 May 1982 (aged 30) | 36 | Right | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
1 | Hashim Amla (vc) | 31 March 1983 (aged 29) | 8 | Right | Right-arm medium, Right-arm off break | ![]() |
24 | Farhaan Behardien | 17 February 1984 (aged 28) | 1 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
22 | Johan Botha | 9 October 1983 (aged 28) | 32 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
18 | Francois du Plessis | 14 April 1984 (aged 28) | 0 | Right | Leg break | ![]() |
21 | JP Duminy | 13 July 1984 (aged 28) | 35 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
3 | Jacques Kallis | 16 October 1975 (aged 36) | 17 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
88 | Richard Levi | 14 January 1988 (aged 24) | 4 | Right | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
81 | Albie Morkel | 10 June 1981 (aged 31) | 35 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
65 | Morné Morkel | 6 October 1984 (aged 27) | 22 | Left | Right-arm fast | ![]() |
14 | Justin Ontong | 4 January 1980 (aged 32) | 7 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
94 | Wayne Parnell | 30 July 1989 (aged 23) | 15 | Left | Left-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
13 | Robin Peterson | 4 August 1979 (aged 33) | 9 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
8 | Dale Steyn | 27 June 1983 (aged 29) | 21 | Right | Right-arm fast | ![]() |
68 | Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 7 March 1984 (aged 28) | 10 | Right | Left-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
Coach: Graham Ford
No. | Player [17] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team |
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27 | Mahela Jayawardene (c) | 27 May 1977 (aged 35) | 37 | Right | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
69 | Angelo Mathews (vc) | 2 June 1987 (aged 25) | 28 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
17 | Dinesh Chandimal | 18 November 1989 (aged 22) | 11 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
– | Akila Dananjaya | 4 October 1993 (aged 18) | 0 | Left | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
23 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 14 October 1976 (aged 35) | 38 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
22 | Shaminda Eranga | 23 June 1986 (aged 26) | 1 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
14 | Rangana Herath | 19 March 1978 (aged 34) | 3 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
92 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 22 July 1982 (aged 30) | 17 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
99 | Lasith Malinga | 28 August 1983 (aged 29) | 33 | Right | Right-arm fast | ![]() |
40 | Ajantha Mendis | 11 March 1985 (aged 27) | 21 | Right | Right-arm off break, Leg break | ![]() |
9 | Jeevan Mendis | 15 January 1983 (aged 29) | 4 | Left | Leg break | ![]() |
24 | Dilshan Munaweera | 24 October 1989 (aged 22) | 16 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
1 | Thisara Perera | 3 April 1989 (aged 23) | 13 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
11 | Kumar Sangakkara (wk) | 27 October 1977 (aged 34) | 35 | Left | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
66 | Lahiru Thirimanne | 8 September 1989 (aged 23) | 3 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
Coach: Alan Butcher
No. | Player [19] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team |
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1 | Brendan Taylor (c & wk) | 6 February 1986 (aged 26) | 15 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
47 | Elton Chigumbura | 14 March 1986 (aged 26) | 20 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
30 | Graeme Cremer | 19 September 1986 (aged 25) | 7 | Right | Legbreak googly | ![]() |
77 | Craig Ervine | 19 August 1985 (aged 27) | 3 | Left | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
8 | Kyle Jarvis | 16 February 1989 (aged 23) | 6 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
3 | Hamilton Masakadza | 9 August 1983 (aged 29) | 20 | Right | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
45 | Stuart Matsikenyeri | 3 May 1983 (aged 29) | 9 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
28 | Chris Mpofu | 27 November 1985 (aged 26) | 10 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
66 | Forster Mutizwa (wk) | 24 August 1985 (aged 27) | 3 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
58 | Richard Muzhange | 30 January 1991 (aged 21) | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
7 | Ray Price | 12 June 1976 (aged 36) | 15 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
14 | Vusi Sibanda | 10 October 1983 (aged 28) | 5 | Right | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
52 | Prosper Utseya | 26 March 1985 (aged 27) | 18 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
60 | Brian Vitori | 22 February 1990 (aged 22) | 0 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
9 | Malcolm Waller | 28 September 1984 (aged 27) | 4 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
Coach: Richard Pybus
No. | Player [21] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team |
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9 | Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk) | 1 September 1988 (aged 24) | 23 | Right | – | ![]() |
30 | Mahmudullah (vc) | 4 February 1986 (aged 26) | 18 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
7 | Mohammad Ashraful | 7 July 1984 (aged 28) | 20 | Right | Right-arm off break, Leg break | ![]() |
75 | Shakib Al Hasan | 24 March 1987 (aged 25) | 22 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
10 | Abul Hasan | 5 August 1992 (aged 20) | 3 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
– | Nasir Hossain | 30 November 1991 (aged 20) | 8 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
29 | Tamim Iqbal | 20 March 1989 (aged 23) | 21 | Left | – | ![]() |
– | Jahurul Islam | 12 December 1986 (aged 25) | 2 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
13 | Shafiul Islam | 6 October 1989 (aged 22) | 6 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
2 | Mashrafe Mortaza | 5 October 1983 (aged 28) | 18 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
– | Ziaur Rahman | 2 December 1986 (aged 25) | 6 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
41 | Abdur Razzak | 15 June 1982 (aged 30) | 21 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
– | Farhad Reza | 16 June 1986 (aged 26) | 8 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
– | Junaid Siddique | 30 October 1987 (aged 24) | 7 | Left | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
19 | Elias Sunny | 1 January 1986 (aged 26) | 6 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
Coach: Mike Hesson
No. | Player [23] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team |
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3 | Ross Taylor (c) | 8 March 1984 (aged 28) | 40 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
42 | Brendon McCullum (vc) (wk) | 27 September 1981 (aged 30) | 47 | Right | Right-arm medium | ![]() |
34 | Doug Bracewell | 28 September 1990 (aged 21) | 8 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
70 | James Franklin | 7 November 1980 (aged 31) | 23 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
31 | Martin Guptill | 30 September 1986 (aged 25) | 31 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
36 | Ronnie Hira | 23 January 1987 (aged 25) | 6 | Left | Left-arm slow | ![]() |
15 | Nathan McCullum | 1 September 1980 (aged 32) | 34 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
37 | Kyle Mills | 15 March 1979 (aged 33) | 28 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
20 | Adam Milne | 13 April 1992 (aged 20) | 2 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
28 | Rob Nicol | 28 May 1983 (aged 29) | 10 | Right | Right-arm medium, Right-arm off break | ![]() |
24 | Jacob Oram | 28 July 1978 (aged 34) | 30 | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
38 | Tim Southee | 11 December 1988 (aged 23) | 25 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
11 | Daniel Vettori | 27 January 1979 (aged 33) | 28 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
47 | BJ Watling ( wk) | 9 July 1985 (aged 27) | 2 | Right | – | ![]() |
22 | Kane Williamson | 8 August 1990 (aged 22) | 8 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
Coach: Dav Whatmore
No. | Player [26] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team |
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8 | Mohammad Hafeez (c) | 17 October 1980 (aged 31) | 31 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
10 | Shahid Afridi | 1 March 1980 (aged 32) | 50 | Right | Leg break googly | ![]() |
50 | Saeed Ajmal | 14 October 1977 (aged 34) | 39 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
96 | Kamran Akmal (wk) | 13 January 1982 (aged 30) | 38 | Right | – | ![]() |
23 | Umar Akmal | 26 May 1990 (aged 22) | 31 | Right | – | ![]() |
27 | Yasir Arafat | 12 March 1982 (aged 30) | 8 | Right | Right-arm fast | ![]() |
55 | Umar Gul | 14 April 1984 (aged 28) | 40 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
100 | Raza Hasan | 8 July 1992 (aged 20) | 0 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | ![]() |
77 | Nasir Jamshed | 6 December 1989 (aged 22) | 0 | Left | – | ![]() |
6 | Shoaib Malik | 1 February 1982 (aged 30) | 41 | Right | Right-arm off break | ![]() |
16 | Imran Nazir | 16 December 1981 (aged 30) | 16 | Right | Leg break | ![]() |
12 | Abdul Razzaq | 2 December 1979 (aged 32) | 26 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ![]() |
7 | Mohammad Sami | 24 February 1981 (aged 31) | 5 | Right | Right-arm fast | ![]() |
81 | Asad Shafiq | 28 January 1986 (aged 26) | 10 | Right | Leg break | ![]() |
33 | Sohail Tanvir | 12 December 1984 (aged 27) | 21 | Left | Left-arm medium-fast | ![]() |
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