Former greats have their say on Australia’s best XI at the T20 World Cup
Tim David must play for Australia at the 2017 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, according to Australian cricket legends Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh. They predict that two veterans are most likely to make way for the promising all-rounder.
In the first two games of the three-match T20I series against India, David only managed scores of 18 and 2, but the 26-year-old proved his talent on Sunday in Hyderabad with a scorching half-century.
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Following a successful prolonged run of T20 cricket in domestic leagues around the world, David gets his first taste of international cricket for the defending T20 World Cup champions. Both Gilchrist and Waugh have been suitably impressed.
The two Australian legends agreed that David has already accomplished enough to be included when asked to select their finest Australia XI for the forthcoming T20 event.
“Tim David should have a place in that XI,” Fox Cricket commentator Gilchrist said.
“His power and the way he has taken it on…and seeing what we have seen from him over the last 18 months all around the world, it is really in all different conditions and they (opposition teams) will fear him coming in.
“It is a role that Australia have never really tried to fill, having someone who knows they are only going to get 15 or 20 balls (to make an impact).”
Waugh echoed Gilchrist’s sentiments, although the former champion right-hander said much can change between now and the start of the tournament in mid-October.
“I have got Tim David in the XI at this stage,” Waugh noted.
“That could change with form, but that looks a pretty good side to me.”
The Australian duo, however, couldn’t agree on which player should make way for David; Waugh left veteran batter Steve Smith out of his top team, while Gilchrist thought Marcus Stoinis should keep his spot despite pressure from Gilchrist.
Stoinis skipped the tour and stayed in Australia to recover a side injury he sustained against New Zealand at the beginning of the month. Smith only reached double figures once from three knocks against India.
At the most recent T20 World Cup, the bulky all-rounder did manage 80 runs and was only dismissed once, but more importantly, he and fellow veteran Matthew Wade saved the day for Australia in the nail-biting semifinal against Pakistan by combining for an 81-run partnership that carried their team over the finish line in dramatic circumstances.
Since David recently made a name for himself, Gilchrist is doubtful whether the outstanding 33-year-old will start for Australia.
“Marcus Stoinis seems to be the man under pressure at the moment,” Gilchrist said.
“But I think Tim David should have a place in that XI.
“Unfortunately that best XI is going to have 12 players in it and I don’t know who I am going to leave out.”
Adam Gilchrist’s best Australia XI:
Aaron Finch
David Warner
Mitch Marsh
Steve Smith
Glenn Maxwell
Matthew Wade
Tim David
Pat Cummins
Mitchell Starc
Adam Zampa
Josh Hazlewood
Mark Waugh’s best Australia XI:
Aaron Finch
David Warner
Mitch Marsh
Glenn Maxwell
Marcus Stoinis
Tim David
Matthew Wade
Pat Cummins
Mitchell Starc
Adam Zampa
Josh Hazlewood
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