Australia announces ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 squad
Australia has named its 15-man squad for the 2022 ICC U-19 World Cup, which will be hosted by the West Indies in January. Cooper Connolly, who participated in the Australian 2020 World Cup campaign in South Africa, is expected to attend its second consecutive event.
Australia, coached by Anthony Clarke, is in Group D of the pool stage alongside the West Indies, Scotland and Sri Lanka.
Among the 15 members is 19-year-old ambidextrous spinner Nivethan Radhakrishnan, who moved with his family from India to Australia in 2013. 19-year-old Radhakrishnan was a net bowler for Delhi Capitals during the first half of the 2021 IPL in India earlier this year.
"Our roster includes players from all disciplines with experience in the domestic cricket environment, and many have shown prominent performances in a variety of strong competitions this season," said Clark. "The U19 World Cup offers players exceptional development opportunities and we look forward to seeing them represent their country with distinction."
"It was a challenging selection process, but we believe in our system and have been watching our U19 players' development closely over the past two years," said Graham Manou, Head of National Development for Cricket Australia, on Tuesday (December 14th) . “From a Talent ID perspective, we've had access to world-leading technology that has enabled wider and deeper conversations between coaches and players.
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"There were inevitably difficult choices to make, but we will continue to support and monitor the development of all players in our path systems."
Australia’s Under-19 Men’s World Cup Squad: Harkirat Bajwa, Aidan Cahill, Cooper Connolly, Joshua Garner, Isaac Higgins, Campbell Kellaway, Corey Miller, Jack Nisbet, Nivethan Radhakrishnan, William Salzmann, Lachlan Shaw, Jackson Sinfield, Tobias Snell, Tom Whitney, Teague Wyllie.