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Tanveer Sangha A Son Of A Truck Driver: All You Need To Know About Australia's Young Talent

image-ll13j0l2Tanveer Sangha in BBL (Twitter)

New South Wales leg spinner Tanveer Sangha and Western Australia's allrounder Aaron Hardie are the new inclusions in the 18-player squad for Australia's upcoming ODI assignments and the World Cup. Both the cricketers are yet to make their international debut.

Sangha has not played any professional cricket for a year due to a stress fracture in his back. Born and brought up in Australia, Sangha hauls from an Indian family that migrated from Punjab’s Jalandhar in the 1990s. His father works as a truck driver, while his mother is an accountant.

Although he is yet to play international cricket, Sangha earned a call for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand at just 19 years of age. He became only the fourth Indian origin player to be selected to play for Australia.

In his first Big Bash League, Sangha picked 21 wickets in 14 games. He was also one of the leading wicket takers at the 2020 Under-19 World Cup, with 15 scalps in six games, including a five-wicket haul.

Australia’s preliminary squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: 

Pat Cummins (C), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

Australia will play their opening game in World Cup 2023 against India at Chennai on 8th of October.