The West Indies Cricket Board said Friday the 15-man squad would be engaged in a camp there from February 22 to March 6, before heading to Kolkata for the official warm-up matches.
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The squad also includes batsmen Lendl Simmons, Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo who have all played crucial innings throughout the years for the West Indies.
West Indies have called up Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo as well as Sunil Narine for the ICC World Twenty20 2016.
The 15-man squad included 11 players who triumphed in 2012, beating Sri Lanka in the final.
West Indies name five all-rounders in the team, with Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard picked alongside Sammy.
Spinner Sunil Narine has also been included, despite being suspended from bowling in internationals because of an illegal action.
On his day, Narine is one of the most devastating spinners in one-day cricket and has enjoyed a tonne of success for the West Indies and in the IPL.
Darren Sammy has been confirmed as captain of a West Indies side who are looking to became the first two-time champions of the competition.
Test captain Jason Holder, left arm spinner Sulieman Benn, Andre Fletcher and Jerome Taylor are the new faces in the team who were not a part of the 2012 T20 World Cup squad.
Sammy will lead the team for a third consecutive World T20: West Indies won in 2012, and reached the semi-finals in 2014. But the 27-year-old was suspended in November for a suspect bowling action and is now sidelined from the game as he undergoes remedial work.
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West Indies will be playing against England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and one of the qualifiers from the first round.
