# 2009 World Twenty20 squads

This is a list of the squads picked for the men's 2009 ICC World Twenty20. This was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament and was held between 5 and 21 June 2009.

## Australia

Australia named their 15-man squad on 5 May 2009. On 4 June 2009 Andrew Symonds was dropped from the team and replaced by Cameron White.
Coach: Tim Nielsen
| No. | Player | Date of birth | T20s | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team |
| 14 | Ricky Ponting (c) | 19 December 1974 | 15 | Right | Right arm medium | Tasmanian Tigers |
| 59 | Nathan Bracken | 29 December 1977 | 17 | Right | Left arm fast medium | New South Wales Blues |
| 23 | Michael Clarke | 2 April 1981 | 16 | Right | Slow left arm orthodox | New South Wales Blues |
| 57 | Brad Haddin | 23 October 1977 | 8 | Right | Wicket-keeper | New South Wales Blues |
| 43 | Nathan Hauritz | 18 October 1981 | 1 | Right | Right arm off break | New South Wales Blues |
| 20 | Ben Hilfenhaus | 15 March 1983 | 6 | Right | Right arm fast-medium | Tasmanian Tigers |
| 39 | James Hopes | 24 October 1978 | 10 | Right | Right arm medium | Queensland Bulls |
| 29 | David Hussey | 15 July 1977 | 8 | Right | Right arm off break | Victorian Bushrangers |
| 48 | Michael Hussey | 27 May 1975 | 16 | Left | Right arm medium | Western Warriors |
| 25 | Mitchell Johnson | 2 November 1981 | 9 | Left | Left arm fast medium | Western Warriors |
| 58 | Brett Lee | 8 November 1976 | 14 | Right | Right arm medium | New South Wales Blues |
| 10 | Peter Siddle | 25 November 1984 | 1 | Right | Right arm medium | Victorian Bushrangers |
| 31 | David Warner | 27 October 1986 | 5 | Left | Left arm leg break | New South Wales Blues |
| 33 | Shane Watson | 17 June 1981 | 4 | Right | Right arm fast medium | Queensland Bulls |
| 7 | Cameron White | 18 August 1983 | 7 | Right | Right arm leg break | Victorian Bushrangers |

## Bangladesh

Bangladesh named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009.
Coach: Jamie Siddons
| No. | Player | Date of birth | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team |
| | Mohammad Ashraful (c) | 7 July 1984 | Right | Right arm Leg spin | Dhaka Division |
| | Shakib Al Hasan | 24 March 1987 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Khulna Division |
| | Mithun Ali | 13 February 1990 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Sylhet Division |
| | Raqibul Hasan | 8 October 1987 | Right | Right arm Leg spin | Barisal Division |
| | Rubel Hossain | 1 January 1990 | Right | Right arm medium | Chittagong Division |
| | Shahadat Hossain | 7 August 1986 | Right | Right arm fast-medium | Dhaka Division |
| | Tamim Iqbal | 20 March 1989 | Left | | Chittagong Division |
| | Naeem Islam | 31 December 1986 | Right | | Rajshahi Division |
| 2 | Mashrafe Mortaza | 5 October 1983 | Right | Right arm fast-medium | Khulna Division |
| | Mahmudullah | 4 February 1986 | Right | Right arm Off spin | Dhaka Division |
| 15 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 1 September 1988 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Rajshahi Division |
| | Shamsur Rahman | 5 June 1988 | Right | | Dhaka Division |
| | Syed Rasel | 3 July 1984 | Left | Left arm fast-medium | Khulna Division |
| | Abdur Razzak | 15 June 1982 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Khulna Division |
| | Junaid Siddique | 30 October 198 | Left | Right arm Off break | Rajshahi Division |

## England

England named their 15-man squad on 1 May 2009.
Coach: Andy Flower
| No. | Player | Date of birth | T20s | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team |
| 5 | Paul Collingwood (c) | 26 May 1976 | 15 | Right | Right arm medium | Durham Dynamos |
| 9 | James Anderson | 30 July 1982 | 11 | Left | Right arm fast-medium | Lancashire Lightning |
| 42 | Ravi Bopara | 4 May 1985 | 2 | Right | Right arm medium | Essex Eagles |
| 8 | Stuart Broad | 24 June 1986 | 12 | Left | Right arm fast-medium | Nottinghamshire Outlaws |
| 15 | James Foster | 15 April 1980 | 0 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Essex Eagles |
| 35 | Rob Key | 12 May 1979 | 0 | Right | Right arm off break | Kent Spitfires |
| 32 | Dimitri Mascarenhas | 30 October 1977 | 11 | Right | Right arm medium | Hampshire Hawks Otago Volts |
| 39 | Eoin Morgan | 10 September 1986 | 0 | Left | Right arm medium Wicket-keeper | Middlesex Panthers |
| 48 | Graham Napier | 6 January 1980 | 0 | Right | Right arm fast | Essex Eagles |
| 24 | Kevin Pietersen | 27 June 1980 | 15 | Right | Right arm off break | Hampshire Hawks |
| 95 | Adil Rashid | 17 February 1988 | 0 | Right | Right arm leg break | Yorkshire Carnegie |
| 3 | Owais Shah | 22 October 1978 | 11 | Right | Right arm off break | Middlesex Panthers |
| 78 | Ryan Sidebottom | 15 January 1978 | 4 | Left | Left arm fast medium | Nottinghamshire Outlaws |
| 66 | Graeme Swann | 24 March 1979 | 3 | Right | Right arm off break | Nottinghamshire Outlaws |
| 45 | Luke Wright | 7 March 1985 | 8 | Right | Right arm medium-fast | Sussex Sharks |

## India

India named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009. On 9 June 2009, the injured Virender Sehwag was replaced by Dinesh Karthik.
Coach: Gary Kirsten
| No. | Player | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team / IPL team |
| 7 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c) | 7 July 1981 | 13 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Jharkhand / Chennai Super Kings |
| 5 | Gautam Gambhir | 14 October 1981 | 12 | Left | Right arm leg break | Delhi / Delhi Daredevils |
| 84 | Ravindra Jadeja | 6 December 1988 | 2 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Saurashtra / Rajasthan Royals |
| 34 | Zaheer Khan | 7 October 1978 | 4 | Right | Left arm fast medium | Mumbai / Mumbai Indians |
| 8 | Praveen Kumar | 2 October 1986 | 1 | Right | Right arm medium-fast | Uttar Pradesh / Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 30 | Pragyan Ojha | 5 September 1986 | 0 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Hyderabad / Deccan Chargers |
| 63 | Irfan Pathan | 27 October 1984 | 13 | Left | Left arm medium-fast | Baroda / Kings XI Punjab |
| 28 | Yusuf Pathan | 17 November 1982 | 4 | Right | Right arm off break | Baroda / Rajasthan Royals |
| 48 | Suresh Raina | 27 November 1986 | 4 | Left | Right arm off break | Uttar Pradesh / Chennai Super Kings |
| ** | Virender Sehwag | 20 October 1978 | | Right | Right arm off break | Delhi / Delhi Daredevils |
| 29 | Ishant Sharma | 2 September 1988 | 4 | Right | Right arm fast | Delhi / Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 45 | Rohit Sharma | 30 April 1987 | 8 | Right | Right arm off break | Mumbai / Deccan Chargers |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | 3 July 1980 | 12 | Right | Right arm off break | Punjab / Mumbai Indians |
| 9 | Rudra Pratap Singh | 6 December 1985 | 8 | Right | Left arm fast medium | Uttar Pradesh / Deccan Chargers |
| 12 | Yuvraj Singh | 12 December 1981 | 10 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Punjab / Kings XI Punjab |
| Replacement players |||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | 1 June 1985 | 6 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Tamil Nadu / Delhi Daredevils |

## Ireland

Coach: Phil Simmons
| Player | Date of birth | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team |
| William Porterfield (c) | 6 September 1984 | Left | | Gloucestershire Gladiators |
| Andre Botha | 12 September 1975 | Left | Right arm medium | |
| Jeremy Bray | 30 November 1973 | Left | | |
| Peter Connell | 13 August 1981 | Right | Right arm medium-fast | |
| Alex Cusack | 29 October 1980 | Right | Right arm medium-fast | |
| Trent Johnston | 29 April 1974 | Right | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Kyle McCallan | 27 August 1975 | Right | Right arm off break | |
| John Mooney | 10 February 1982 | Left | Right arm medium | |
| Kevin O'Brien | 4 March 1984 | Right | Right arm medium-fast | Nottinghamshire Outlaws |
| Niall O'Brien | 8 November 1981 | Left | Wicket-keeper | Northants Steelbacks |
| Boyd Rankin | 5 July 1984 | Left | Right arm fast medium | Warwickshire Bears |
| Paul Stirling | 3 September 1990 | Right | Right arm off break | |
| Regan West | 27 April 1979 | Left | Left arm fast medium | |
| Andrew White | 3 July 1980 | Right | Right arm off break | |
| Gary Wilson | 5 February 1986 | Left | Wicket-keeper | Surrey Brown Caps |

## Netherlands

Coach: Peter Drinnen
| Player | Date of birth | T20s | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team or Domestic team |
| Jeroen Smits (c) | 21 June 1972 | 4 | Right | Wicket-keeper | HCC Den Haag |
| Peter Borren | 21 August 1983 | 4 | Right | Right arm medium | VRA Amsterdam |
| Mudassar Bukhari | 26 December 1983 | 4 | Right | Right arm medium-fast | |
| Tom de Grooth | 14 May 1979 | 4 | Right | Right arm off break | HCC Den Haag |
| Maurits Jonkman | 20 March 1986 | 0 | Right | Right arm medium | |
| Alexei Kervezee | 11 September 1989 | 0 | Right | Right arm medium | Worcestershire Royals |
| Dirk Nannes | 16 May 1976 | 0 | Right | Left arm medium | Victorian Bushrangers |
| Ruud Nijman | 15 June 1982 | 0 | Right | Right arm medium-fast | |
| Darron Reekers | 26 May 1973 | 4 | Right | Right arm medium | Quick Den Haag |
| Edgar Schiferli | 17 May 1976 | 4 | Left | Right arm medium-fast | Quick Den Haag |
| Pieter Seelaar | 2 July 1987 | 3 | Right | Slow left arm orthodox | Hermes DVS |
| Daan van Bunge | 19 October 1982 | 4 | Right | Right arm leg break | Voorburg CC |
| Bas Zuiderent | 3 March 1977 | 0 | Right | Right arm medium | VOC Rotterdam |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | 30 June 1980 | 3 | Right | Right arm medium-fast | Essex Eagles |
| Eric Szwarczynski | 13 February 1983 | 4 | Left | | VRA Amsterdam |

## New Zealand

New Zealand named their 15-man squad on 7 April 2009. On 11 June 2009, Aaron Redmond was called up to cover for the injured Jesse Ryder.
Coach: Andy Moles
| No. | Player | Date of birth | T20s | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team |
| 11 | Daniel Vettori (c) | 27 January 1979 | 14 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Northern Districts Knights |
| 4 | Neil Broom | 20 November 1983 | 3 | Right | Right-arm medium | Otago Volts |
| 2 | Ian Butler | 24 November 1981 | 3 | Right | Right-arm fast | Otago Volts |
| 51 | Brendon Diamanti | 30 April 1981 | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Central Districts Stags |
| 70 | James Franklin | 7 November 1980 | 6 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | Wellington Firebirds |
| 31 | Martin Guptill | 30 September 1986 | 3 | Right | Right-arm off break | Auckland Aces |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum | 27 September 1981 | 21 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Otago Volts |
| 15 | Nathan McCullum | 1 September 1980 | 4 | Right | Right-arm off break | Otago Volts |
| 21 | Peter McGlashan | 22 June 1979 | 2 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Central Districts Stags |
| 37 | Kyle Mills | 15 March 1979 | 9 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Auckland Aces |
| 75 | Iain O'Brien | 10 July 1976 | 3 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Wellington Firebirds |
| 24 | Jacob Oram | 28 July 1978 | 13 | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | Central Districts Stags |
| 77 | Jesse Ryder | 6 August 1984 | 6 | Left | Right-arm medium | Wellington Firebirds |
| 56 | Scott Styris | 10 July 1975 | 15 | Right | Right-arm medium | Auckland Aces |
| 3 | Ross Taylor | 8 March 1984 | 17 | Right | Right-arm off break | Central Districts Stags |
| Replacement players |||||||
| 16 | Aaron Redmond | 23 September 1979 | 0 | Right | Right-arm leg break | Otago Volts |

## Pakistan

Pakistan named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009. On 21 May 2009, Shoaib Akhtar was withdrawn and replaced by Rao Iftikhar Anjum. During the tournament, Abdul Razzaq was called up to replace the injured Yasir Arafat on 10 June 2009.
Coach: Intikhab Alam
| No. | Player | Date of birth | T20s | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic Twenty20 team |
| 75 | Younus Khan (c) | 29 November 1977 | 15 | Right | Right-arm medium | Peshawar Panthers |
| 93 | Ahmed Shehzad | 23 November 1991 | 1 | Right | Right-arm leg break | Lahore Lions |
| 28 | Fawad Alam | 8 October 1985 | 7 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Karachi Dolphins |
| 21 | Iftikhar Anjum | 1 December 1980 | 1 | Right | Right-arm medium | Islamabad Leopards |
| 23 | Kamran Akmal | 13 January 1982 | 17 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Lahore Lions |
| 22 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 28 May 1974 | 15 | Right | Right-arm leg break | Faisalabad Wolves |
| 90 | Mohammad Amir | 13 April 1992 | 0 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | Rawalpindi Rams |
| 50 | Saeed Ajmal | 14 October 1977 | 1 | Right | Right-arm off break | Faisalabad Wolves |
| 1 | Salman Butt | 7 October 1984 | 13 | Left | Right-arm off break | Lahore Lions |
| 10 | Shahid Afridi | 1 March 1980 | 16 | Right | Right-arm leg break | Karachi Dolphins |
| 94 | Shahzaib Hasan | 25 December 1989 | 0 | Right | Right-arm off break | Karachi Zebras |
| 51 | Shoaib Malik | 1 February 1982 | 17 | Right | Right-arm off break | Sialkot Stallions |
| 33 | Sohail Tanvir | 12 December 1984 | 11 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | Rawalpindi Rams |
| 55 | Umar Gul | 14 April 1984 | 14 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Peshawar Panthers |
| 24 | Yasir Arafat | 12 March 1982 | 4 | Right | Right-arm medium | Rawalpindi Rams |
| Replacement players |||||||
| 12 | Abdul Razzaq | 2 December 1979 | 2 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Lahore Lions |

## South Africa

South Africa named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009.
Coach: Mickey Arthur
| No. | Player | Date of birth | T20s | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team |
| 15 | Graeme Smith (c) | 1 February 1981 | 12 | Left | Right-arm off break | Cape Cobras |
| 29 | Yusuf Abdulla | 17 January 1983 | 1 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | Dolphins |
| 22 | Johan Botha | 2 May 1982 | 9 | Right | Right-arm off break | Warriors |
| 9 | Mark Boucher | 3 December 1976 | 13 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Warriors |
| 17 | AB de Villiers | 17 February 1984 | 15 | Right | Right-arm medium/Wicket-keeper | Titans |
| 21 | JP Duminy | 14 April 1984 | 10 | Left | Right-arm off break | Cape Cobras |
| 09 | Herschelle Gibbs | 23 February 1974 | 14 | Right | Right-arm leg break | Cape Cobras |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | 16 October 1975 | 4 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Warriors |
| 81 | Albie Morkel | 10 June 1981 | 16 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | Titans |
| 65 | Morné Morkel | 6 October 1984 | 8 | Left | Right-arm fast | Titans |
| 23 | Justin Ontong | 4 January 1980 | 3 | Right | Right-arm off break | Cape Cobras |
| 36 | Wayne Parnell | 30 July 1989 | 2 | Left | Left-arm medium-fast | Warriors |
| 13 | Robin Peterson | 4 August 1979 | 5 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Cape Cobras |
| 8 | Dale Steyn | 27 June 1983 | 6 | Right | Right-arm fast | Titans |
| 52 | Roelof van der Merwe | 31 December 1984 | 1 | Right | Slow left arm orthodox | Titans |

## Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka named their 15-man squad on 4 May 2009.
Coach: Trevor Bayliss
| No. | Player | Date of birth | T20s | Batting | Bowling style | First-class team |
| 11 | Kumar Sangakkara (c) | 27 October 1977 | 8 | Left | Wicket-keeper | Kandurata |
| 10 | Indika de Saram | 2 September 1973 | 1 | Right | Right-arm off break/Wicket-keeper | Ruhuna |
| 23 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 14 October 1976 | 13 | Right | Right-arm off break | Basnahira Dakuna |
| 07 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 30 June 1969 | 12 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Ruhuna |
| 27 | Mahela Jayawardene | 27 May 1977 | 12 | Right | Right-arm medium | Wayamba |
| 92 | Nuwan Kulasekara | 22 July 1982 | 2 | Right | Right-arm medium | Basnahira Utura |
| 28 | Farveez Maharoof | 7 September 1984 | 7 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Wayamba |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | 28 August 1983 | 9 | Right | Right-arm fast | Ruhuna |
| 69 | Angelo Mathews | 2 June 1987 | 1 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Basnahira Utura |
| 40 | Ajantha Mendis | 11 March 1985 | 4 | Right | Right-arm off break, Right-arm leg break | Wayamba |
| 42 | Jehan Mubarak | 10 January 1981 | 10 | Left | Right-arm off break | Wayamba |
| 08 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 April 1972 | 2 | Right | Right-arm off break | Kandurata |
| 05 | Chamara Silva | 14 December 1979 | 9 | Right | Right-arm leg break | Basnahira Dakuna |
| 97 | Thilan Thushara | 1 March 1981 | 4 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | Kandurata |
| 61 | Isuru Udana | 17 February 1988 | 1 | Right | Left-arm medium-fast | Wayamba |

## West Indies

West Indies named their 15-man squad on 9 May 2009.
Coach: John Dyson
| No. | Player | Date of birth | T20s | Batting | Bowling style | First-class(National) team |
| 45 | Chris Gayle (c) | 21 September 1979 | 7 | Left | Right arm off break | Jamaica |
| 44 | Lionel Baker | 6 September 1984 | 3 | Left | Right arm medium fast | Leeward Islands |
| 62 | Sulieman Benn | 22 July 1981 | 4 | Left | Slow left arm orthodox | Barbados |
| 08 | Dave Bernard Jnr. | 19 July 1981 | 0 | Right | Right arm medium fast | Jamaica |
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | 7 October 1983 | 9 | Right | Right arm medium fast | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 06 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 16 August 1974 | 9 | Left | Right arm leg break | Guyana Durham Dynamos |
| 20 | Fidel Edwards | 6 February 1982 | 8 | Right | Right arm fast | Barbados |
| 72 | Andre Fletcher | 28 November 1987 | 2 | Right | Right arm medium fast | Windward Islands |
| 10 | Xavier Marshall | 27 March 1986 | 3 | Right | Right arm off break | Jamaica |
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | 21 May 1987 | 4 | Right | Right arm medium fast | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 80 | Denesh Ramdin | 13 March 1985 | 10 | Right | Wicket-keeper | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 88 | Darren Sammy | 20 December 1983 | 6 | Right | Right arm fast medium | Windward Islands |
| 53 | Ramnaresh Sarwan | 23 June 1980 | 5 | Right | Right arm leg break | Guyana |
| 54 | Lendl Simmons | 25 January 1985 | 2 | Right | Right arm medium fast/Wicket-keeper | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 75 | Jerome Taylor | 22 June 1984 | 6 | Right | Right arm fast | Jamaica |

## Scotland

In July 2008 Zimbabwe, under pressure from South Africa and England over political matters related to Robert Mugabe, pulled out of the tournament of their own volition, creating an additional (third) space for an associate nation. Scotland won the third place playoff to qualify.
ScotlandTeam
Kyle Coetzer Gavin Hamilton (c) Neil McCallum Navdeep Poonia Fraser Watts Ryan Watson Majid Haq Jan Stander Craig Wright Colin Smith (wk) John Blain Gordon Drummond Richie Berrington Glenn Rogers Dewald Nel