MELBOURNE: Australia will take on Namibia and the West Indies in a warm-up match at the Queens Park Oval in Port of Spain ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup, but will be without the services of several key players due to the Indian Premier League (IPL). playoffs.
Pat Cummins, Travis Head (both Sunrisers Hyderabad), Mitchell Starc (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Cameron Greene and Glenn Maxwell (both Royal Challenger Bengaluru) ahead of Australia’s World Cup opener against Oman on June 5 in Barbados will join the group.
Up to four of those players, and at least one, will feature in the IPL final on May 26 in Chennai.
“After the final, they’ll have an amazing opening – they’ll meet in Barbados, the guys who weren’t in the IPL final will meet in Trinidad,” Australian coach Andrew MacDonald said. .com.au.
“We’re just trying to do our best individual preparation and come together as a team when we go to Barbados, then we have four or five days before the first game against Oman.”
MacDonald also confirmed that Marsh is unlikely to play in training sessions as he recovers from injury.
Australia also confirmed their squad for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup on Tuesday.
There are no changes to the starting list, but Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short have been added as reserves.
The likes of Steve Smith, Jason Behrendorff and Tanveer Sangha failed to make it to the West Indies and USA events, which began on June 1.
Mitchell Marsh will captain the team during the mega event.
Australia’s chief selector George Bailey said Fraser-McGurk and Short had made a “compelling case” for selection.
“When the race continues, the short turn between equipment makes it difficult to quickly receive players in case of injury,” he said.
“Matt brings all-around expertise to the team, while Jake provides additional cover.
“Both players have exciting talents that can add to the team if needed. If not, the experience will be valuable in the journey of development that is relevant internationally.”
Australia begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Oman in Barbados on June 5, before Group B matches against England, Namibia and Scotland.
Imad Wasim has promised ‘change’ for Pakistan in the 2024 T20 World Cup
Imad Wasim promised that fans will see a “different” Pakistan at the 2024 T20 World Cup in the United States and the West Indies from June 1.
Wasim, who recently returned to international cricket, held a press conference on Monday where he shared his first day with Pakistan white ball coach Gary Kirsten, who has joined the team in Leeds.
In the press conference, he was asked if there was a feeling of winning the World Cup inside the team. He also talked about his first day with Kirsten, who will be coaching the Pakistan team in its first series.
“Look, honestly, if a team goes to the World Cup and says they don’t want to win, it doesn’t make sense. We will win the World Cup and we feel and think,” he said.
“We spoke [to Kirsten] this morning, she came yesterday. She seems like a good coach, but we will work with her and see how it goes. But her world record is impressive. She coached in India and South Africa, she coached the IPL team, so he is very popular and known as a coach, so hopefully we can develop under him.”
The 35-year-old then spoke about Pakistan’s T20I series losses against New Zealand and Ireland. Imad said, failure is a good sign. He also revealed that he has witnessed a change in the team’s performance and that will be evident soon.
“We lost to New Zealand and Ireland and we didn’t play good cricket, that’s true. It’s a good thing that Pakistan failed in the T20 World Cup, losing the matches against Ireland and New Zealand. Earlier we used to relax but now we decided to play every game with the same intensity.
“We have to focus on ourselves and alone. We fix our problems and we do it with great intensity. “The way we hold meetings and communicate with coaches, managers and captains, we can see that there are some changes and you will see those changes at the World Cup and at this stage.”
