The 16-year-old leg-spinner scalped 11 wickets in the U19 World Cup tournament, including bagging 2 wickets conceding just 13 runs off her 4 overs spell in the final, which India won by 7 wickets.
Named in honour of the legendary leg-spinner who passed away last March, Khawaja polled 22 votes to win ahead of Marnus Labuschagne (20) and Steve Smith (16).
Afghanistan announced a 22-player squad for the T20I series in UAE next month which will be led by leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who has been re-instated as the skipper after having let go of the leadership role earlier.
Australia will begin its World Cup defence on February 12 against New Zealand, before group games against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and hosts South Africa.
Moeen reflected on India's semi final defeat against his team and cited that the Asian giants missed the ploy of playing a leg-spinner in the crucial game which proved fatal for them.
He'll primarily fill in for Tanveer Sangha, who has yet to play this season due to a stress fracture in his back. Qadir is Thunder's fourth overseas player, joining Alex Hale, Rilee Rossouw, and Fazalhaq Farooqi on a team that can field three in the playing eleven.
"Everyone would have liked for the game to happen, but unfortunately, the weather came in. You have got to come prepared to play in such games. Important that you are always motivated, it's easy when a team like India comes along. being born in India it is special to play against India. To p
King has made his Australian debut in all three formats since the start of the Women Big Bash League (WBBL) season last summer, helped Perth Scorchers win the championship, won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and an ODI World Cup, and most recently collected a hat-trick in The Hundred
The change was necessary as Usman Qadir is yet to recover from a hairline fracture on his right thumb that he suffered during the 25 September T20I against England in Karachi. The leg-spinner will not be available for selection before 22 October as stated by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The leg-spinner also wished him good luck for his life post-retirement and iterated the fact that he was a great asset to the team and his knocks will be etched in the memory of cricket fans.
A superb fifty by Mohammed Rizwan and cameo by Mohammad Nawaz powered Pakistan to a five-wicket win in a last-ball thriller Super Four clash against Pakistan at the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday