Australia have added Under-19 World Cup-winning pacer Mahli Beardman to their T20I squad for the home series against reigning world champions India, for the games three to five, with Josh Hazlewood rested after the first two games and Sean Abbott after the third.

While Hazlewood and Abbott will be aiming to fine-tune their Ashes preparations during the time away from the game, the 20-year-old right-armer will be providing a new challenge to team India. However, this is not the first time he has been selected for the national side, as he was the injury replacement during the 2024 white-ball tour to England. He did not get a game there, as per Wisden.

Born in Western Australia’s Dunsborough, the six-foot-two-inch speedster is amongst the latest breed of pacers in the Aussie circuit, alongs

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