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Spin bowling all-rounder Nikhil Chaudhary, who holds imperishable residency successful Australia, connected Thursday (June 11, 2026) became the archetypal Indian-born antheral subordinate successful implicit six decades to diagnostic successful Australia's cricket squad erstwhile helium was named successful the T20 broadside for the upcoming distant bid against Bangladesh.
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The three-match bid volition beryllium held successful Chattogram from June 17 to 21. Chaudhary has been playing for JB Bruges successful the EUT20 contention successful Belgium and was with the Delhi Capitals successful the recent IPL.
He volition articulation Australia's white-ball outfits successful Dhaka connected Friday (June 12, 2026).
"The sheet has been impressed by his BBL form, peculiarly past season, starring to his summation to the squad," selector Tony Dodemaide was quoted arsenic saying by cricket.com.au.
"Nikhil volition summation invaluable acquisition successful Bangladesh and volition beryllium successful contention to play his archetypal crippled for Australia erstwhile we beryllium down to prime a squad for the opening T20 fixture present adjacent week," helium added.
"Australia has had respective Indian-origin players diagnostic successful planetary cricket, including Gurinder Sandhu and Tanveer Sangha, but not since the 1960s (when Rex Sellars, a Gujarat-born leg-spinner who featured successful the 1964 Calcutta Test) has an Indian-born antheral played for the nationalist side," the website stated.
Lisa Sthalekar, who was calved successful Pune, played women's cricket for Australia and is counted among the greats of the game. Sthalekar debuted successful 2003 and went connected to play crossed formats till 2013.
The 30-year-old Chaudhary is not an Australian national yet but being a imperishable resident, helium "fulfils the International Cricket Council's eligibility criteria to play for his adopted nation."
The Delhi-born subordinate showed up for 14 List-A games for Punjab successful his state of origin, India.
He was visiting an uncle successful Queensland erstwhile his enactment was extended acknowledgment to a shutdown forced by the COVID-19 pandemic successful 2020. While here, helium took up unusual jobs, including being a postman earlier catching the oculus of erstwhile Australia all-rounder James Hopes, who initiated him into section cricket.
"After helping Hobart to the BBL|14 title, his champion play with the bat came past summer, slamming 307 runs astatine 30.70 and a strike-rate of 153, though helium had a reduced relation with the shot owed to the recruitment of chap wrist-spinners Rehan Ahmed and Rishad Hossain," cricket.com.au reported.
Australia T20I squad:
Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Nikhil Chaudhary, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Joel Davies, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Adam Zampa.
