Jake Fraser-McGurk In, David Warner Out? Australia Legend Names His Pick For T20 World Cup 2024
jake fraser-mcgurk in, david warner out? australia legend names his pick for t20 world cup 2024
Having won the ODI World Cup in the most dominant way possible, in particularly the final, Australia will look to stamp their authority again as cricketing giants assemble in the USA and West Indies for the World T20 showdown. The team led by Mitchell Marsh will open their campaign against Oman in Barbados on June 5, following which they take on England, Namibia and Scotland.
While the squad has been finalized, there are questions surrounding the team, one of which is related to 22-year-old Jake Fraser-McGurk. Having inducted in the Delhi Capitals squad as a replacement for Lungi Ngidi, the right-handed batter set the stage ablaze with his powerful striking. He amassed 330 runs in just nine IPL innings, which include four rapid half-centuries.
If compared to senior pro and countryman David Warner, McGurk is way ahead in terms of form. Warner’s rough patch also saw him lose his position in the playing XI, but will Australia follow a similar path in the upcoming World Cup?
“If you go over there as a reserve batsman, you definitely have a chance to get an opportunity and that happened this year with the Delhi Capitals. He wasn't even picked in the squad. Ricky Ponting rang him up, late notice, and few injuries; so right time at the right place.
“But he articulated beautifully to say that he's only 22 years of age, he's got time, so there's no point rushing it. David Warner, I think has earned that right to go out on his own terms. Things don't happen for whatever reason, and then he's definitely there to take part,” said former Australia pacer Brett Lee on the sidelines of the launch of Legends Intercontinental T-20 League in New Delhi on Thursday.
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Speaking on Australia’s chances of lifting the World Cup, the ex-cricketer didn’t give any direct answers but explained that every team has equal chances of winning the tournament.
“It’s all about timing, and the conditions they are playing on. Every team's got a chance to go and win the T20 World Cup. So you just got to make sure that they understand the conditions. Pick the right combination of the team to suit those conditions and then have a bit of luck doing it as well,” he said.
This is the ninth edition of the World T20 and Australia have only one title to their name which they last won in 2021 under the leadership of Aaron Finch. After England, Australia have the chance of becoming only the second team to hold the ODI World Cup and the T20 World Cup at the same time. If the Aussies deliver yet again on the biggest T20 stage, they can also become the first team in cricketing history to hold the WTC mace, the ODI World Cup and the T20 World Cup at the same time.