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Australia have announced a change in their T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series with world champions India.
Tanveer Sangha is congratulated by teammates after dismissing Rinku Singh. (PTI Photo)
Two days out from the start of their five-match T20I series with world champions, Australia have been forced to announce a replacement player after star spinner Adam Zampa made himself unavailable. Zampa’s wife Harriet is expecting their second child and the leggie will miss the start of the series with Tanveer Sangha added to the T20I squad.
Zampa, who is the leading wicket-taker for Australia in T20Is, also missed the first ODI of a three-match series against India earlier this month but featured in the next two matches as the world champions won 2-1.
The 23-year-old Sangha has played seven T20Is for Australia – all between August and December of 2023 with the last of those against India in Bengaluru. He took an impressive 4/31 on his T20I debut against South Africa.
Sangha has so far taken 10 wickets at an economy of 8.89.
Australia had recently announced a series of changes for the five T20Is with the Ashes 2025-26 on the horizon. The squad, led by Mitchell Marsh, will see the return of Glenn Maxwell for the final three matches after recovering from a wrist fracture.
Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will feature in the opening two matches while Sean Abbott is available for the first three matches. The duo will feature in the Sheffield Shield – Australia’s top-flight red-ball competition – to prepare for the Ashes.
Uncapped Mahli Beardman is a surprise inclusion and will be part of the squad for the last three fixtures. The series gets underway from October 29 in Canberra.
Australia T20I squad vs India: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott (first three matches only), Glenn Maxwell (last three matches), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (last three matches only), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (last two matches only), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (first two matches only), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (wk), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa (to miss start of series)
Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital…Read More
Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital… Read More
October 27, 2025, 09:39 IST
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