Australian players granted NOC for Indian T20 League participation

Cricket Australia has given the No Objection Certificates for players to join the Indian T20 League. However, the players will only be available to join their ITL franchises after the Pakistan tour. Players such as David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, and Sean Abbott are part of the Indian T20 League. However, the players will only be able to join their franchises after April 6. Warner was roped in by Delhi while Maxwell was retained by Bangalore.  Stoinis, Marsh, Ellis, and Abbott will play for Lucknow, Delhi, Punjab, and Hyderabad respectively.

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"Yes, we have granted NoCs to our players to be available for their franchises from April 6 in the IPL. The players can be available only after the Pakistan tour concludes," a source was quoted by MY Khel.

This is the first time an Australian side will visit Pakistan in the last 24 years. They last played in Pakistan in 1998. A full-strength squad has been announced for the Test series, while some key players have been rested for the ODIs and the T20.

"We have picked a talented and versatile squad with a number of challenges to juggle, including the tour structure of predominantly 50 over games, management of several multi-format players in the medium to long term; and our need to build experience and depth in preparation for two short-form World Cups within the next 18 months.

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"We're confident the squad can both compete successfully on this tour and continue our progress towards those crucial tournaments," said George Bailey- Australia's chair of the selection committee.

Australia’s ODI and T20 squad: Aaron Finch (Captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Ben McDermott, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa.