WASHINGTON: Co-hosts United States announced on Friday their 15-player squad for the Twenty20 World Cup, which includes former New Zealand ODI World Cup runner-up Corey Anderson.

The 33-year-old all-rounder played for New Zealand in the 2015 World Cup final defeat against Australia.

He last played for New Zealand in 2018 and, after becoming eligible to represent USA Cricket, made his debut last month in a T20 win against Canada.

Wicket-keeper batsman Monank Patel will captain the side, which features paceman Ali Khan, off-spinner Milind Kumar, Aaron Jones and Andries Gous.

US’s highest run-scorer Steven Taylor and most capped player Saurabh Netravalkar will also take part.

The 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup will take place in the US and the West Indies from June 1 to 29.

The US will play the opening match of the tournament against Canada, before facing Pakistan, India and Ireland in the league stages.

Squad: Monank Patel (cap­tain), Aaron Jones (vice-captain), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir.

Published in Dawn, May 4th, 2024

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