T20 World Cup 2022: Australia announced their squad for the tournament

Cricket Australia has named a 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 which is all set to be held in Australia later this year. The Aussies will be seen defending their title as they won the last edition of the tournament in 2021 in Dubai, beating New Zealand in the final.

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However, Australia's squad this year too will be led by Aaron Finch. Tim David has earned a maiden call-up for the T20 World Cup in the Australia side. The young flamboyant finisher showed glimpses of destruction in IPL 2022 this year for the Mumbai Indians. Mitchell Swepson, on the other hand, has been dropped from the side.

"This is a similar squad to that which became the first Australian's men's team to win a T20 World Cup, who are now very excited about playing the tournament at home."

"Mitchell Swepson was unlucky to miss out based on conditions in the UAE at the last World Cup where we planned for tired, spinning wickets compared to what we would expect are good batting conditions along with the larger grounds in Australia."

chairman of selectors George Bailey said in a statement

"Tim (David) continues to establish himself with some quality performances in leagues around the world, earning a place in the squad. He is a highly gifted, also natural ball striker who will add extra batting depth to the group which has had a lot of success in T20 cricket in recent times. We expect him to play a similar role to that he has been playing in the past few years," Bailey further added.

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Australia squad for T20 World Cup 2022:

Aaron Finch (C)
Ashton Agar
Pat Cummins
Tim David
Josh Hazlewood
Josh Inglis
Mitchell Marsh
Glenn Maxwell
Kane Richardson
Steve Smith
Mitchell Starc
Marcus Stoinis
Matthew Wade
David Warner
Adam Zampa