New Delhi: Two days after successful the ODI World Cup 2023, Australia’s David Warner pulled out of the five-match T20I collection in opposition to India, which begins on November 23 in Visakhapatnam. All-rounder Aaron Hardie changed Warner within the Australian facet. “Selectors determined Warner would return residence on the again of a profitable but demanding World Cup marketing campaign,” Cricket Australia mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday.
Warner, who was battling kind in the beginning of the 12 months, delivered huge because the Australian opener completed because the crew’s highest run-getter with 535 runs within the event, together with two centuries. Warner’s withdrawal means Australia could have seven of their world champions keep in opposition to India.
The veteran batter had earlier said that he gained’t be taking a Cricket Australia contract for the 2024-25 season. Nonetheless, he might be obtainable for the 2024 T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy the next 12 months in Pakistan.
In the meantime, with no Pat Cummins, Australia might be led by Matthew Wade in opposition to Australia. Suryakumar Yadav has been named as India captain for the collection.
Squads
Australia: Matthew Wade (c), Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Brief, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Shreyas Iyer (final two matches solely)
