Australia Announce Preliminary Squad For ODI World Cup, India and South Africa Series

07.08.2023 - 04:31 sports.ndtv.com

The Australian cricket team becomes the first one to announce its preliminary squad for the forthcoming ODI World Cup in India.

Cricket Australia took to Twitter to release the list of 18-member team. The selected players will also take on South Africa and India in the assignments that have been scheduled before the mega event begins.

Among the notable absentees, Marnus Labuschagne is the biggest name. The batter has played 30 of Australia's 38 matches since his debut in January 2020, with an average of 31.37.

It should also be noted that of the 18 members selected, only 15 will go into the World Cup. Australia skipper Pat Cummins has a fractured wrist that will keep him out for six weeks.

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