Shane Warne Names His Australia's ICC World Cup 2019 Squad

The Australian spin maestro Shane Warne on Tuesday (April 9) has put forth his prediction regarding Australia’s predicted XI for the ICC World Cup 2019. Owing to a bold and courageous call Warne has left out in-form batsman Usman Khawaja from the Aussie squad for the upcoming World Cup.

Warne, who took to his official Twitter handle, has picked Jhye Richardson in the first XI, based on youngster’s fitness.

Read More: Watch: The Mayhem Andre Russell Had Caused On His Last Visit To Chepauk

Meanwhile, with ODI showpiece commencing from May 30 in London, Warne has picked his 15 contenders who will be in the United Kingdom (UK), to retain the title. Also, he has asked the public for their thoughts, too.

Shane Warne backs Nathan Lyon for the ICC World Cup 2019:

Apart from the first playing XI, Warne has picked senior spinner Nathan Lyon in the coveted squad.

Moreover, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ashton Turner and Shaun Marsh had made it to Warne’s World Cup squad.

Interestingly, southpaw Khawaja is the leading run-getter in the ongoing year. In the day-long format, Khawaja has accumulated 769 runs in 13 games.

At an exceptional average 0f 59.15, Khawaja has subsequently slammed two tons in the five-match series against India.

However, in the ODI format, he continued his dominant show at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against Pakistan.

Besides, the 32-year-old Khawaja has become joint-fastest to slam 1,000 runs in ODIs while featuring in his 27th innings.

Interestingly, apart from Steven Smith, Warne has backed D’arcy Short to open the innings with explosive batsman David Warner.

To further dissect the hypothetical squad of Warne, Short has played for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL.

Also, Short has been sidelined since November last year (2018). So far, the left-handed batsman has amassed 83 runs at an average of 27.7.

Read More: Ravi Shastri & Co. Likely To Get Contract Extension Before WC: Report

Furthermore, Australia has been in remarkable touch, as they rout Pakistan 5-0 before recording a 3-2 win over India. Thus, the Kangaroos went on to record eight-match winning streak.

Ahead of their World Cup campaign against Afghanistan on June 1st at Bristol County Ground, Aaron Finch led side will face hosts England and Sri Lanka on May 25 and 27 respectively in England.

https://twitter.com/ShaneWarne/status/1115373903503712256