Australia made a move ahead of World Cup 2023, including the explosive batsman in the ODI squad for the first time.

The Australian cricket team has played a master stroke by selecting Tim David in the ODI squad for the tour of South Africa. Tim David played a storming innings of 64 runs off 28 balls against the hosts with 7 fours and 4 towering sixes in the first T20. He was rewarded for this innings by being included in the ODI squad for the first time. If David performs similarly in the 5-match ODI series against South Africa, Australia may consider including him in the World Cup squad. Let us tell you that Australia has announced its squad for the upcoming World Cup 2023 to be held in India, but the team can change its squad till September 28 without the permission of the ICC. In such a situation, the door to the World Cup is still open for Team David.

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David has played only 16 List A matches in his career but has an average of 82.77 and a strike rate of 123.14. However, out of that, he has played only 1 match for the Australian domestic team while the other matches he has played for Singapore and Surrey.

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‘Tim has already been here for the T20 series, which has given him an opportunity to see how he can translate his form into ODI cricket,’ said selector Tony Dodemide. He can provide an option for the finisher role at the end of the innings.

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Let us tell you that the Australian team is currently troubled by the injury of its players. Steve Smith, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc could not accompany Glenn Maxwell on the tour of South Africa due to injuries. Maxwell is out of the tour with a leg injury, while Steve Smith and Pat Cummins are out with wrist injuries. While Mitchell Starc is out due to a groin injury. All these players can return in the ODI series against India.

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Australia ODI Team vs South Africa: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardy, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Tanveer Sangha, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa