Cricket Australia has announced a 15-man squad for the three-match T20 series to be played on the New Zealand tour. This means that the picture of the 2024 T20 World Cup team has almost become clear. Star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been named captain for the T20 series against New Zealand. David Warner, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have also been given a place in the T20 team.
This month the Australian team is going on tour to New Zealand. A three-match T20 series between Australia and New Zealand is scheduled to be played from February 21. Australia has announced a 15-member team for this series. In addition to this team, the names of 15 Australian players for the 2024 T20 World Cup are also almost clear.
Many big names have returned to the T20 team for the T20 series against New Zealand. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will be seen in the T20 format after a long time. However, the T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to be played from June 1 this year. In such a situation, Cricket Australia has selected the team for this series keeping the World Cup in mind.
David Warner and Steve Smith were also selected for the T20 series against New Zealand. It is clear that these two great players are part of Australia’s World Cup plan. All-rounder Aaron Hardy, middle-order batsmen Ben McDermott and Josh Phillip and leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha are missing from the team.
David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Matthew Wade, Steve Smith, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa . .