Tauranga's Kane Williamson has been named captain of the Black Caps squad for the ICC World Twenty20.

The 15-man squad will head to Dubai on March 3 to prepare for the cricket competition, before travelling to India to compete in the ICC World Twenty20.

Kane Williamson, pictured earlier this year at the Black Caps v Sri Lanka ODI, has been announced as the Black Caps' captain for the ICC Twenty20 International.

Also named was Henry Nicholls, who impressed in the recent ANZ ODI Series. He is in line to make his Twenty20 International debut and will provide the necessary cover for wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi.

Currently injured trio Tim Southee, Ross Taylor and Mitchell McClenaghan have all been named and are expected to be fit for the tournament.

The need to have a well-balanced squad for the conditions was imperative, says Black Caps coach Mike Hesson.

'Henry has shown his talent and versatility with the bat this summer and has also been used as a wicket-keeper for New Zealand A.

'With the Indian conditions in mind, the plan has always been to take three front-line spinners and all three bring something different.

'It's great to have Nathan available again and his experience in the foreign conditions will be invaluable. Both he and Mitch Santner have the ability to bowl in the first six overs, which gives Kane a number of options to work with.”

He adds that the depth within the fast bowling department meant some difficult decisions were made to find the right balance.

'On top of our four genuine pace bowlers and Corey as allrounder, Colin and Grant can are also options with the ball for us with their change of pace.

'We understand that with three sub-continent sides and Australia in our pool, we're going to have to play some very good cricket to progress into the semi-finals.”

ICC World Twenty20 Squad

Kane Williamson (c)

Corey Anderson

Trent Boult

Grant Elliott

Martin Guptill

Adam Milne

Mitchell McClenaghan

Colin Munro

Nathan McCullum

Henry Nicholls

Luke Ronchi (wk)

Mitchell Santner

Ish Sodhi

Tim Southee

Ross Taylor