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Australia captain Mitchell Marsh will be restricted to batting in their T20 World Cup opener against Oman, head coach Andrew McDonald said, with the all-rounder easing back into action after a long lay-off from a hamstring issue.
Chief selector George Bailey and head coach Andrew McDonald were forced to take the field as substitute fielders during Australia's T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up match against Namibia on Tuesday. Australia currently have just 9 out of their 15 members at the World Cup with Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Marcus Stoinis taking a break following the IPL. As a result, head coach Andrew McDonald, assistants Brad Hodge and Andre Borovec along with chief selector George Bailey also served as substitute fielders during the match.
Australia's leg-spinner Adam Zampa said he would like to prioritise playing international cricket as he doesn't get the same level of buzz when featuring in various T20 franchise leagues around the world. Zampa was due to play for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024, but pulled out of the competition due to fatigue reasons. After last playing international cricket in February, Zampa will be seen in action for Australia in the upcoming men's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA from June 1.
The big-hitting Jake Fraser McGurk and Matthew Short are likely to be Australia's travelling reserves for the T20 World Cup which begins on June 1 in the Americas. The 22-year-old McGurk has been in blazing form for Delhi Capitals in the IPL. But the top-order batter, who is yet to make his T20I debut, missed out on the 15-member provisional squad because Australia already have an established top three in David Warner, Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh. Batting all-rounder Short, on the other hand, played nine of Australia's last 14 T20Is, opening in five of them and he was also the Big Bash League player of the tournament in back-to-back seasons. ]"Australia's chair of selectors George Bailey had suggested that Australia would carry just one reserve to the Caribbean when the provisional squad was announced, but they are likely to add a second with the in-form Fraser-McGurk set to be named alongside Short," ESPNCricinfo reported.
Australia's star spinner, Adam Zampa pointed out "several reasons" for opting out of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Zampa was due to join the Rajasthan Royals (RR) but decided to opt out of the cash-rich competition on the eve of the season opener. He was a crucial figure in Australia's World Cup 2023 triumph. He produced match-winning performances for the six-time champions while battling through injuries. Zampa featured in the Big Bash League for the Melbourne Renegades and made eight appearances. He then went on to take part in Australia's white-ball series against the West Indies and New Zealand.
Which current Royal Challengers Bengaluru player was the first to take two consecutive 5-wicket hauls in T20s? Ahead of their first home match of the IPL season, this intriguing question on RCB Bold Diaries left the entire squad stumped, except the man who had done it. When asked this question, Virat Kohli said, "Was it Lockie?" while Lockie Ferguson and Glenn Maxwell both went for Karn Sharma's name. Mohammed Siraj wondered if it was Wanindu Hasaranga while Akash Deep thought it could be Harshal Patel. Mahipal Lomror settled for Siraj as his guess, and Rajat Patidar offered Adam Zampa as his answer. Some of the others chose Anil Kumble and Yuzvendra Chahal, with Dinesh Karthik mulling over Himanshu Sharma's name.
The Indian Premier League began on Friday with the best cricketers in the world competing in the most lucrative tournament in the game. Well, almost all of them.