Last Updated on September 6, 2021 by Umar Khan
Australia named 15 members squad for the coming ICC T20 World 2021. Experience is back. Aeron Finch, the pack leader, was carrying a knee injury, and it was thought that he would not be able to recover, but he did, and now he is captaining the side. Another big name of the team Steve Smith who was also carrying an elbow injury is now available for the big moment.
All the big stars are returning to action, the captain Aeron Finch, Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis. Every that is mentioned is a match-winner himself. Their presence will ensure that beating the Australian T20 team in the World Cup will not be easy for its contenders.
The Australian team looked flat in the last two series, against West Indies and Bangladesh. Australia lost both the series 4-1. This massive defeat for a team like Australia. That is why the management has decided to go with enough experience because it matters on occasions like ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
The selectors have worked out of their skins. It is not easy to bring seven players suddenly for such a big event. It will be helpful for the Australian cause of winning their first-ever T20 World Cup title. This is one of the reasons for making such big changes.
Australia Team For T20 World Cup
There is another reason as well. Australia has never won single T20 Series in the last five Series, which they played against different teams. And that is the past 5 series of the Australian team. So, we can say that Australia is going through a lean patch which will not be an easy task to recover from.
There is a name on the 15-members Australian squad sheet, which looks quite surprising. Josh Inglis is a wicket-keeper batsman who can open the inning and is a good choice at the middle-order.
In the domestic, Josh has been continuously catching the attention of selectors. That is why he has been selected for such a big event. Though he was not a preferred choice for the selectors, his recent performances have outranked both the regular wicket-keepers, Alex Carey and Josh Philippe. This is an excellent addition to the Australian team.
Let’s have a depth review of the Australian team and their possible chance in the coming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Looking at the batting lineup with so much experience and power hitters, one can say a top-class team and one of the red hot teams to claim the trophy this time. Apart from Warner, Finch, Smith, Maxwell, and Stoinis, Australia’s batting will be strengthened by Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, and Inglis.
Australia will enter the T20 world Cup with a complete bowling attack. They have many fast bowlers, top-class spinners, and some outstanding all-rounders who can contain runs in the middle period. The in-dippers of Starc, pacey bouncers of Pat Cummins will be there to disturb any batting lineup.
Australia squad for the T20 World Cup 2021
Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (vc), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa