Australia T20 Squad vs India: There is excitement about the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 being played on Indian soil. The title battle of this tournament will take place on November 19, on which everyone’s eyes are fixed. Meanwhile, the 15-member Australian cricket team will be selected for the 5-match T20 series between India and Australia just after the end of the World Cup. The squad has been announced. Cricket Australia on Friday selected the team for this tour of India.
Australia selected for T20 series against India, Matthew Wade will be the captain
The teams of India and Australia will face each other in a 5-match T20 series from November 23, a few days after the conclusion of the World Cup 2023. For this series, the selectors of the Australian cricket team have taken a surprising decision and handed over the command of the 15-member team to wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade. Matthew Wade has been in and out of the Australian team for some time. But the selectors have expressed confidence in him for captaincy.
Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood will return to their country, Smith-Warner will be with the team.
Out of 15 players of Australia’s World Cup squad, 8 players will be part of this series. Apart from captain Pat Cummins, star players like Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne have not been included, who will return to their country directly after the World Cup is over. So great players like Steven Smith, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Travis Head have been selected in the T20 squad.
These players got a chance in T20 series
Some big names of the Australian team will start preparing for the upcoming Test series against Pakistan and West Indies. So, in their place, some players in the team have been given a chance to return. Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Ellis as well as Spencer Johnson and Tanveer Sangha have been included in the team. Due to which the bowling unit of the team looks quite inexperienced. However, there will definitely be a senior bowler in the team in the form of Adam Zampa.
The 15-member T20 squad is as follows
Matthew Wade (captain), Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Tanvir Sangha, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Source: newstrack.com”
