Ind Vs Aus T20: Australia Shuffles T20I Squad Amid Ongoing T20 series With India, Six World Cup Winners Depart for Home

Ind Vs Aus T20: The T20I series between India and Australia  got off to a great start. Team India has won first two matches of the series leading the five match series with 2-0. There are still three matches left. But now in the middle of the series itself, there has been a big change in the Australian team.

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Steve Smith And Adam Zampa Already Returned Home Amid Ind Vs Aus T20 Series

The T20I series between Team India and Australia has kicked off to a great start. Team India has won both matches. India thus took a 2-0 lead in the series. The third match of the series will be played today (November 28) at the Guwahati ground. Captain Suryakumar Yadav along with Yashaswi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan and Rinku Kumar has been in great form for Team India. There are three matches left in the series, but before that, Australian Team has made a big change.

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Senior Players from Australian team Steve Smith and Adam Zampa, who were also part of Australia’s World Cup-winning squad, have already returned home ahead of the third T20I. There are reports of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis and Sean Abbott will all fly back to Australia. So the total of 6 players of Australia have been changed in the middle of the T20 series against India.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Phillip and big-hitter Ben McDermott have been named as replacements. These players have already joined the squad and are available for selection in the third T20I. Ben Dwarshuis and spinner Chris Green will join the team in Raipur ahead of the fourth match. Green is likely to make his debut for Australia in the fourth or fifth T20I. He has played 190 matches in T20 leagues around the world.

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After these sudden changes in the Australian team, only Travis Head is left in the current squad from the World Cup winning team, who will stay in India. There is also Tanveer Sangha, who travelled with the team as a travelling reserve. He performed brilliantly in the World Cup final and the semi-final. He also scored a century against India in the final. He played a key role in Australia’s sixth World Cup triumph. Australia, on the other hand, are 2-0 down in the T20I series.

Australia T20I squad for India:

Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott (Returned), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Chris Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (Returned), Glenn Maxwell (Returned), Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Steve Smith (Rerturned), Marcus Stoinis (Returned), Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa (Returned)

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