Chris Lynn Hopeful of Making National Comeback in 2019 World Cup

Australian power-hitting batsman Chris Lynn has confirmed his participation in the JLT One Day Cup. He is hoping for the 2019 World Cup berth in the Australian team. Hence, he will be missing the last part of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2018) leg.

Lynn is currently plying his trade for the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the CPL. So far, Trinbago has four victories in six matches.

The tournament playoffs will be played between September 12 to 17. The Queensland Bulls’ JLT Cup campaign starts on 16^th September against Victoria in Townsville.

Meanwhile, Lynn hasn’t played a 50 overs match for his state since 2013. Lynn in all likelihood, Lynn will lead his stateside. Jimmy Pearson is out of contention following hamstring surgery while regular skipper Usman Khawaja is likely to be on national duty with the Australian team for the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Lynn was named as the vice-captain of the stateside after a late contract for the JLT Cup. It was possible after Jason Floro’s decision to focus on completing his tertiary studies.

“Chris was pretty clear about his involvement with the Bulls before he headed off to the CPL and with the injury to Jimmy Peirson, he has an important role to fill in the leadership group with the experience he can bring to the team,”  News Corp quoted Queensland coach Wade Seccombe s saying.

The ongoing CPL hasn’t been the best for Lynn. He has thus far scored just 74 runs in six matches at a below-par average of 12.33. Earlier in March, a franchise bought him for US$130,000.

Chris Lynn feels that it is entirely up to him and his performances whether he can get selected in the 2019 World Cup squad.

“(Langer) has expressed that the World Cup is there, but whether or not there’s a spot for me is up to me,” Lynn told cricket.com.au recently.

 

“(Langer said to) keep the body right, and don’t give anyone any reason to say no to you,” he added.

 

“So the chance is there, but I’ve got to bang the door down with runs. It’s as simple as that. If I get a World Cup spot, then I’ll have deserved it, and it will be awesome to be a part of. But cricket’s a numbers game – you only have to look at the numbers to pick a side sometimes. I’ll know myself whether I deserve to be there or not,” Lynn stated.