The latest clash between the cash-rich IPL and international cricket could impact not only Australia’s quest to beat India for the first time in 10 years but also affect the coverage of the series.
Australia’s Test skipper on the injury to the star all-rounder,and his own longevity in charge of the national team.
Indian cricket’s latest flex has targeted Pat Cummins and other top Australian players by threatening two-year bans if they skip the IPL for any reason other than injury.
Mitchell Starc will lead the charge for Australia in the T20 World Cup from next week after bowling his Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title.
Travis Head’s duck in the IPL wasn’t all bad news for Australia because it signalled a stunning return to form by his national teammate Mitchell Starc ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Jake Fraser-McGurk is likely to be a travelling reserve for Australia at the T20 World Cup,as Cameron Green showed why the 22-year-old couldn’t be squeezed into a 15-man squad.
He wasn’t deemed good enough for Australia’s T20 World Cup squad,but Jake Fraser-McGurk’s responded in the best possible way with another IPL batting blitz.
Cricket is overdoing a good thing with sixes. It is one thing to reinvigorate a sport to stay in line with the times,another to indulge it to death.
Just days before Australia name their T20 World Cup squad,Jake Fraser-McGurk pulverised the Mumbai Indians attack to the tune of 84 off just 27 balls,including a half-century off 15 deliveries.
Travis Head and Jake Fraser-McGurk provided the fireworks for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals as an Indian Premier League trend towards batting hyperdrive gathered still more momentum.
A rule change has India’s stars up in arms,with plenty of potential consequences for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup.