Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is out of the T20 World Cup due to injury. He has not yet fully recovered from his hamstring injury. Cricket Australia has confirmed this and clarified that no player will be included in the team to replace Hazlewood for now. The tournament will begin from February 7. The Australian team will play their first match against Ireland on February 11 at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium. Australian selector Tony Dodemaide said, We were hoping Josh would be match fit by the Super-8 stage, but his return will take more time. Rushing his recovery process would be a big risk. Australia Squad Mitchell Marsh (Captain), Travis Head, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Matthew Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Josh Inglis, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann and Adam Zampa. Team to play first match on February 11 Australia is in Group B, along with teams from Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Oman and Ireland. The Australian team’s first match in the tournament is against Ireland on February 11 at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium. Australia is the strongest team in their group, but they are expected to face tough competition from Sri Lanka and Ireland. Australia will face Sri Lanka on February 16. The team will play its final league match against Oman on February 20. Before that, they have to face Zimbabwe on February 13. 3 players will make World Cup debut for Australia Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann, all-rounder Cooper Connolly and fast bowler Xavier Bartlett have been given their first chance in the T20 World Cup team. Cooper Connolly’s selection was surprising as he had not participated in the last 12 T20 International matches. Tim David, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis have managed to retain their spots. Experienced all-rounders like Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green are included. The bowling responsibility lies with bowlers like Josh Hazlewood, Xavier Bartlett and Ben Dwarshuis. Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis are also part of the bowling lineup. Post navigation Rinku Singh’s Facebook account hacked, FIR lodged in Aligarh:Hackers changed ID, monetisation money also stolen Harshit Rana ruled out of T20 WC with knee injury:Suryakumar Yadav says, ‘will try to pick best replacement’
