The T20 World Cup squad will include Smith? The T20 World Cup is set to begin in three months on the grounds of the West Indies and the United States. However, the attention is already turning towards the probable squads. There was criticism earlier about Steve Smith’s performance in the T20 format. Whether Smith will be part of the Australian team at the upcoming T20 World Cup has been communicated to the team’s coach.
From New Zealand’s grounds, the T20 series between Australia and New Zealand has begun since Wednesday. Where the Kiwis, after scoring 215 runs, received a congratulatory message, while Australia lost. It is primarily to understand Smith’s participation in the World Cup that the Australian coach, Andrew McDonald, wants to communicate. McDonald informed, “If he (Smith) wasn’t in our plans, he wouldn’t have been seen on the flight for this series. We definitely have plans for him. He will get some opportunities here, before the World Cup in India. And we had plans for him to play in the South Africa series in August-September 2023, but unfortunately, due to hand injury, he was out of the team at that time.”
The World Cup will start from June 1 in the Caribbean Islands and the United States. Where with hopes of winning the trophy, Australia, the probable best squad, is looking to form. For this reason, aside from their own series, they are also eyeing the IPL, McDonald stated, “We have 20 cricketers in mind for this World Cup, from which 15 will be selected, so these matches are very important. In addition to the IPL, many of our cricketers will play, we are also looking in that direction, there is a big connection of international cricket with that tournament.”
