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Australia picks 21-year-old Cameron Green to take on India in ODIs, T20Is

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Australian national selectors have named an 18-man squad to face the Virat Kohli-led Indian team later this year. The selection of Cameron Green, who has been in tremendous form in the ongoing season of the Sheffield Shield, has been the most interesting element of the team selection while the return of Moises Henriques as an all-rounder in the Australian white-ball sides has also taken the headlines.


Speaking about Green’s ability as a developing player, the chairman of the selection committee Trevor Hohns said, "Cameron's domestic form has been outstanding and he has carried it through for Western Australia this summer. As a potential player of the future, this is an opportunity for him to be part of the squad and build on his experience."


Green has amassed 1,097 runs with four centuries from 27 innings in his 17 match-long First-Class careers with an average of 52.23, becoming the only batsman after Steve Smith having an average in excess of 50 in Australian domestic first-class circuit. He bowls right-arm medium and has been a force to reckon with the ball as well and has taken 28 wickets with an astounding average strike rate combo of 21.43 and 41.3 respectively. 


The ongoing phase of the Sheffield Shield where he is dominating the scenes with the bat is scheduled to end before the international season will begin and that gives 21-year-old Green with a perfect window to get on to the scenes in Test cricket if selectors will back him to come good against India in whites as well.


On the other hand, the selectors have gone in with the experience factor by bringing back a 33-year-old Moises Henriques who has played for Australia in a coloured jersey in 2017. He too has been good with the bat in the initial round of the Sheffield Shield and selectors have gone in with him while Mitchell Marsh set to be assigned the role of an all-rounder in the longest format against India.


"Moises is a tremendous cricketer with loads of experience and is a great person to have around the group. His form was extremely impressive in leading the Sixers to the BBL title last summer and he has played well at the start of this season," Hohns said on Henriques’ selection.

Australian ODI and T20 squad

Aaron Finch (capt), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane Richardson, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

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MI vs RCB: What Experts said as ignored Suryakumar Yadav produces masterclass

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IPL 2020 | CSK vs KKR: Match Preview, Predicted XI & Dream 11 Fantasy Picks

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