Star Batsman Labuschagne Omitted As Australia Announces Preliminary Squad For World Cup

The 5 time World Champions, comprehending one of the wisest cricketers from the globe,
announced their 18 member squad for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. The
identical preliminary squad will be formulated for the South Africa and India series, which is
scheduled successively right before the cricketing affair. While probable faces make up to
the troop, it is inquisitive to account that star test batter Marcus Labuschagne has been left
out of the campaign. Young bloods Tanveer Sangha and Aaron Hardie earn their call-up for
the much anticipated event.

As per ICC regulations, the squads of the 10 teams should be wrapped up before 28th
September. Following the SA engagement, Cricket Australia will have a sweat on the brow to
shave their battalion to fifteen. The Kangaroos will be seeking to fabricate their framed
playing combination, as they steam up with their crew up against the hosts in their very first
encounter on 8th October in Chennai.

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Uncapped leg spinner Tanveer Sangha and inexperienced all-rounder Aaron Hardie have
raised some brows with their inclusion. When petitioned, the Chairman of selectors George
Bailey on Sangha’s call-up, chirped “Tanveer’s BBL form when he is fit has been excellent,
so he’s the one we are really impressed with. The common comment around Tanveer is that
he’s very mature on the field and a great thinker about how he goes about it”. The emigrant
leggie moved to the limelight during the Big Bash League scalping 21 wickets in the 2020-21
season and iced it by 16 in the next for Sydney Thunder. Sangha topped the wickets chart in
the 2020 Under-19 World Cup too.

Aaron Hardie, possessing the knack of executing giant hunts of batters, too grossed his
precious call up for the national side. Hardie, playing for Cricket Australia XI against a
touring India in 2018, astonishingly grabbed the headlines by smelling bloods of Rohit
Sharma and Virat Kohli. Building up to a reputation of a jumbo killer, the youngster can
possibly be seen in the bilateral series locking horns with the likes of Marsh, Stoinis and
Maxwell.

Though netizens are startled at Labuschagne’s non-existence, his numbers stand poor.
Averaging 31 in 30 matches alongside his unhealthy batting appearance in India last year
made him pay for his slot.

Skipper Cummins will be acing against time to rehabilitate his fractured wrist, which got
vulnerable during the recent Ashes series in England. Chief Selector Bailey opened up to the
rumours whirling up of skipper’s ruling out, “he has an undisplaced fracture of his left radius
which requires six weeks of rehabilitation”, but assures that the speedster will be positively fit
prior to the mega drill.

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Dreaming to affix their titles from five to six, the former captain is confident and says, “ the
side has been extremely impressive for several years in limited overs cricket. There is an
enormous amount of skill and experience in the group, which you need in the World Cup”.
Australia have been thoroughly successful to casket 5 editions of the world cup till date.

The two newbies, who’ll probably be auditioned against SA and India, will look to maximise
their opportunities, as they aspire to dawn the baggy green. Hardie could be seen warming
the bench in India but Sangha, an accompanist to his colleagues Zampa and Agar, can step
onto Indian strips which are expected to take a turn everytime.

Australia’s preliminary World Cup squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex
Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh
Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus
Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.