Australia announce their squad for India tour and 20-20 World Cup; Tim David earns his maiden call-up

Australia has announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming tour of India and the T20 World Cup 2022. The biggest surprise has come in their power-hitting department. Tim David has earned his maiden call-up to the Australian Team.

The India tour is set to begin at the end of September, while the T20 World Cup will be played in October later this year in Australia. The Kangaroos will be seen defending their title after winning the tournament in UAE in 2021, defeating New Zealand in the final.

Aaron Finch will lead Australia's squad again this year. Mitchell Swepson, on the other hand, has been released. Aside from that, the defending team's lineup remains largely unchanged. They are looking forward to another successful year at the mega event.

"This is a similar squad to that which became the first Australian’s men’s team to win a T20 World Cup, who are now very excited about playing the tournament at home," chairman of selectors George Bailey said in a statement.

"Mitchell Swepson was unlucky to miss out based on conditions in the UAE at the last World Cup where we planned for tired, spinning wickets compared to what we would expect are good batting conditions along with the larger grounds in Australia," he added.

"Tim (David) continues to establish himself with some quality performances in leagues around the world, earning a place in the squad. He is a highly gifted, natural ball striker who will add extra batting depth to the group which has had a lot of success in T20 cricket in recent times. We expect him to play a similar role to that he has been playing in the past few years," Bailey concluded.

Australia Squad for the India tour and the T20 World Cup

Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa