Australia have named their squad to defend the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup title, including the firepower of a late-over specialist. Tim David, the 26-year-old hard-hitting batter from Singapore, has been picked by the selectors within the 15-man squad.
The identical staff, led by Aaron Finch, will journey to India for a three-match T20I sequence after which return to play matches in opposition to England, West Indies in preparation for the mega event.
Notably, Australia gained their maiden T20 World Cup within the UAE final yr.
George Bailey, the pinnacle of selectors, has welcomed the brand new addition of David into the T20 World Cup squad, with the omission of right-arm spinner Mitch Swepson to present Finch another choice with the bat.
“Tim (David) continues to ascertain himself with some high quality performances in leagues world wide, incomes a spot within the squad. He’s a extremely gifted, pure ball striker who will add further batting depth to the group which has had numerous success in T20 cricket,” mentioned Bailey.
“We anticipate him to play an identical function to that he has been enjoying previously few years.
“Mitchell Swepson was unfortunate to overlook out primarily based on situations within the UAE on the final World Cup the place we deliberate for drained, spinning wickets in comparison with what we’d anticipate are good batting situations together with the bigger grounds in Australia.”
The reigning champions will start their T20 World Cup marketing campaign in Sydney on October 22 once they tackle their trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand on the Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG).
Australia squad:
Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
