Australian team announced for T20 World Cup 2026, not Pat Cummins, this player becomes the captain

Australia squad for T20 world cup 2026: Now 5 weeks are left for the start of T20 World Cup 2026. The tournament, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, will start from 7 February. A new world champion of T20 cricket will be found on March 8. Meanwhile, today i.e. on January 1, the Australian Cricket Board has announced a 15-member team. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been given the role of captain.

Australia announced the team

Australia, the T20 World Cup champion of 2021, has geared up for the upcoming tournament. The national selectors have announced a squad equipped with spin bowling, keeping in mind the pitches of Sri Lanka and India. In which Matthew Kuhneman and Adam Zampa are the main spinners, while Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Short have also been included to support them. Fast bowler Pat Cummins is also a part of the squad, while the captaincy has been handed over to all-rounder Mitchell Marsh. Who has won more than 80 percent of the matches for Australia so far.

Australia has named a 15-man squad ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup.

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 1, 2026

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Bartlett gets a chance in place of Stark

Mitchell Starc has retired from T20 International, so the board has shown confidence in Xavier Bartlett to fill his void. Apart from this, there has been a surprise entry of left handed middle order batsman Cooper Connolly. He has not played the last 12 T20 International matches, while Spencer Johnson had to be out due to injury.

Australian team: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhneman, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.

Australia’s schedule in T20 World Cup 2026

Along with this, let us tell you that in the T20 World Cup 2026, Australia is going to play Sri Lanka in all its matches till the group stage. The journey will start on 11 February against Ireland. Then they will face Zimbabwe on 13 February. The clash with Sri Lanka is scheduled on 16th February, then the last league match will be held against Oman on 20th February.

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