T20 World Cup 2026: Body Blow To Australia As Pat Cummins Ruled Out Of Mega Event; Replacement Announced
Sanjeev Kumar | January 31, 2026 4:22 PM CST
Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup in a major blow to Australia, who announced the squad for the marquee event. Cummins was struggling with an injury and will not be fit in time for the marquee event.
He will be replaced by Ben Dwarshius in Australia squad. More so, Matt Short was left out of the squad, with Australia opting to go with Matt Renshaw. Mitchell Marsh will continue to lead the side in the mega event in India and Sri Lanka.
Australia Full Squad For T20 World Cup 2026
The Australia squad for the T20 World Cup was more or less finalised, and the board stuck to the players who were expected to travel to India and Sri Lanka. Here is the complete breakdown of the Australia squad.
Batsmen: Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Tim David, Matt Renshaw
All-Rounders: Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Cooper Connolly
Wicketkeepers: Josh Inglis
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Ben Dwarshius, Matt Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa
Australia T20 World Cup squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Matthew Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Cooper Connolly, Matt Kuhnemann, Xavier Bartlett
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