India's bowling duo Yuzvendra Chahal and Avesh Khan left to link up with the first batch of the Men in Blue squad in New York ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup starting from June 1 onwards.
Australia's T20 World Cup 2024 squad's core members such as Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Travis Head will miss their national side warm-up matches as they will travel back to Australia to take a short break ahead of the mega event.
Following the successful inaugural US-Japan-Philippines trilateral summit and joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea in April this year, a new multilateral group, the 'Squad' has emerged - a four-way counterbalance to China amid escalating tensions between China and the Philippines
The announcement comes hours after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi halted the formal announcement of the squad for the T20 World Cup. Naqvi had expressed displeasure over selectors not holding a meeting to discuss the players for the marquee event.
Naqvi was dissatisfied with the selection process and prohibited the selectors from announcing the squad for the marquee event in the USA and the West Indies. The PCB chairman wants the announcement to take place after all the procedures are completed.
Former right-arm seamer Bret Lee lauded the young Australian opener Jake Fraser-McGurk following his addition to the T20 World Cup 2024 squad as a reserve player after performing brilliantly in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024.