Countdown to World Cup 2026 begins, old lions return to Australia’s team, will the kangaroo roar echo again?

News India Live, Digital Desk: New Year’s morning is often sweet, but today’s morning is a little “hot” for cricket fans. Australia has opened its cards for the T20 World Cup 2026 to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. When it comes to ICC events, the world knows how big a mistake it can be to take Australian players lightly. Pat Cummins and Hazlewood: Return of the experienced ‘pace’ attack. There was only one question in everyone’s mind, will legends like Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood be a part of this World Cup? Now the answer has been received. Australia has made it clear that it does not want to take any chances this time. The inclusion of Pat Cummins in the team shows that the Kangaroos have full confidence in his bowling as well as his diplomatic mind. At the same time, Josh Hazlewood is ready to fire on the perfect line-length pitch. The pair of these two greats even today has the power to give batsmen sleepless nights in the shortest format of T20. Tim David: The finisher whom everyone is looking for. Not only in bowling, Australia has kept its ‘guns’ ready in batting as well. The inclusion of Tim David in the team is an indication that the bowlers will be beaten mercilessly on the field in the last overs. The way Tim David has the courage to single-handedly turn the match around, it takes him to the top of the list of the most dangerous players of the 2026 World Cup. The bet that Australia has placed on them to increase the strength of the middle order can become a tough challenge for big teams like Team India and Pakistan. New Year, Old Rivalry. The appearance of this squad today on January 1, 2026 shows that Australia has already started the psychological battle. The mix of youthful enthusiasm and years of experience in their team has forced the experts to say that they can be the real deserving trophy of this World Cup. Now it remains to be seen whether Team India and other Asian countries will be able to defeat these “Kangaroo fighters” at home? Well, the war on the field is still far away, but the war has started between the fans on social media from today itself. When Cummins throws the ball and Tim David swings the bat on the cricket pitch, it will be a sight worth seeing!