UPDATE ON AUG 19, 11:39 AM IST
In view of the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup, Cricket Australia has announced the team. In the squad announced by the board, Steve Smith has returned along with injured captain Aaron Finch.
Cricket Australia has announced the team for the T20 World Cup 2021. Captain Aaron Finch and Steve Smith have returned to the 15-man squad announced by the board. In the past, both these cricketers were injured. The T20 Cricket World Cup 2021 will be organized by the United Arab Emirates and Oman, whose schedule was recently released by the ICC.
Aaron Finch has returned to the Australian cricket team after recovering from knee injuries and Steve Smith's elbow. Smith could not accompany the team on the tour of West Indies and Bangladesh due to injury. Apart from this, Captain Finch was injured during the T20 series against West Indies. After which he was dropped from the team. After Finch and Warner, the players who have returned to the team include Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins and Kane Richardson. All these players did not go on the tour of West Indies and Bangladesh with the Kangaroo team.
With the return of these seven players, Australia's team has become very strong. In such a situation, the Kangaroo team will try to win the first T20 title. By the way, Australia's performance in T20 International cricket at present has not been good and they have to face defeat in the last five series.
Australia T20 World Cup team 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 Sweepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa .