The much-anticipated Australia team for the T20 World Cup 2024 has been revealed. The tournament will be played in June at the United States of America and the Caribbean with 20 teams taking part in it for the first time.
Veterans batter Steve Smith has been dropped from the team for the T20 World Cup 2024. Along with him young Delhi Capitals sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk, who is in red-hot form in the IPL 2024, has also failed to cut into the team.
The squad will be captained by Mitchell Marsh and Cricket Australia has recalled Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar into the team. He last played for the team in T20Is last T20 World Cup. He would be keen to make an impact on the team in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Marcus Stoinis, Tim David Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell are the all-rounders in the team. Whereas Josh Inglis and Matthew Wade are the two keeper-batters in the team. Travis Head and David Warner boast the batting lineup.
The likes of Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will be the pacers in the team. Along with Adam Zampa, who will be handling the spin-bowling duties along with Ashton Agar.
Here’s the Australia Squad for the T20 World Cup 2024:
Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Steve Smith, Matt Short, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Spencer Johnson and Xavier Bartlett were all part of long conversations – George Bailey
Australia selector George Bailey while talking about the non-selection of Steve Smith stated that the batter along with some other players was part of a long conversation but they couldn’t make it. He stated:
“Steve Smith, Matt Short, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Spencer Johnson and Xavier Bartlett were all part of long conversations, along with several others, including Jake Fraser-McGurk who is yet to play T20 International cricket but continues to impress and is developing rapidly. Being constrained to a squad of 15 for World Cups is always a challenge given the different scenarios and options we’d like to cover.”
Australia will open their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against Oman in Barbados on June 5.