Australia to name World T20 squad on Tuesday

Auckland, February  8। Cricket Australia (CA) will announce its squad for the World Twenty20, to be held in March-April across seven venues in India, here on Tuesday.

Cricket Australia national selector Rod Marsh will the announce squads for the World T20 as well as for Australia's tour of South Africa, CA said in a statement.

The captaincy is reportedly also set to change hands, with Steve Smith to take over from Aaron Finch, who is working to overcome a hamstring injury.

The Australian cricket team is currently in New Zealand to play three One-Day Internationals (ODI) and two Tests. They will tour South Africa to play three Twenty20 Internationals ahead of the World T20.

POSSIBLE AUSTRALIA T20 SQUAD: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Matthew Wade, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, John Hastings, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Andrew Tye.