The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket. As the joint oldest team in Test cricket history,playing in the first ever Test match in 1877,the team also plays One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket,participating in both the first ODI,against England in the 1970–71 season and the first T20I,against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season,winning both games. The team draws its players from teams playing in the Australian domestic competitions –the Sheffield Shield,the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament and the Big Bash League.
Piyush Chawla is an Indian cricketer who has played for the India national cricket team. He has also played for the India under-19 team and the Central Zone. He is seen as a leg-spinning all-rounder in domestic cricket. He spent his childhood in Moradabad,and learnt early essentials of cricket at Sonakpur Stadium under the guidance of his first coach Mr Badhruddeen,who has also coached Indian National cricketer Mohammad Shami,and young talents like Shiva Singh(India U-19) and Aryan Juyal(India U-19). Piyush Chawla completed his schooling at Wilsonia College. He was a member of the Indian team that won both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Moisés Constantino Henriques is a Portugal-born Australian professional cricketer who plays for Australia,New South Wales and the Sydney Sixers. An all-rounder,he is the first cricketer born in Portugal to play for Australia in an international match.
Francois "Faf" du Plessis is a South African professional cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team. He is considered one of the greatest fielders of all time and among the best all-format batsmen of his era. He is also regarded as one of the most tactically astute and successful captains in all formats of modern cricket. In 2015,Du Plessis became the first South African to score centuries in all forms of the game. He was named as the South African Cricketer of the Year in 2019.
Daniel Trevor Christian is a former Australian professional cricketer with Aboriginal ancestry. He is considered to be a Twenty20 cricket specialist and has played for franchises all over the globe. Christian is known as a powerful hitter and a useful medium pacer. CricInfo's Peter English described him as a "natural all-rounder". He is seen as a cricket role model for Australia's indigenous population.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan,actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders play at the Eden Gardens stadium.
Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai,Maharashtra,that competes in the Indian Premier League and is the most successful team of the tournament with 5 titles. Founded in 2008,the team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate,Reliance Industries,through its 100% subsidiary Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment,the team has played its home matches in the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. He plays for Tripura in domestic cricket and for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He was the first cricketer to score a century in an Indian Premier League final.
Wayne Dillon Parnell is a South African professional cricketer who most recently played for Northamptonshire in English county cricket.
Josh Reginald Hazlewood is an Australian international cricketer. He is a tall pace bowler known for his accuracy and has been compared to former Australian paceman Glenn McGrath. Hazlewood currently ranks no.2 in ODI,no.1 in T20I and no.12 in test in the ICC Men's Player Rankings. He was a part of the Australian side that won both 2015 Cricket World Cup and 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Marcus Peter Stoinis is an Australian cricketer who plays limited overs cricket for the Australian national team. He is contracted to Western Australia and Melbourne Stars domestically,and has previously also played for Perth Scorchers and Victoria as an all rounder. Stoinis was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Mitchell Ross Marsh is an Australian international cricketer. Marsh has represented Australia in all three forms of cricket,making his debut during the 2011–12 season. Marsh was a part of the Australian team that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Tom Lexley William Cooper is an Australian–Dutch cricketer who played for South Australia in Australian domestic cricket and for the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League (BBL). He is a right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm off-spinner,and in addition to representing the Netherlands,he has represented Australia in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Christopher Austin Lynn is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket. Lynn was born in Brisbane,Queensland,and attended St Joseph's Nudgee College and the Queensland Academy of Sport. He is known for being an explosive batsman capable of hitting big sixes.
Patrick James Cummins is an Australian international cricketer who captains the Australian cricket team in Test and ODI cricket. A right-arm fast bowler,he is currently regarded as being among the best bowlers in Test cricket. As of January 2023,Cummins is rated as the number one bowler in the world in the ICC test bowling rankings. Cummins was a member of the Australian team that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.
Nathan Mitchell Coulter-Nile is an Australian cricketer who has played at One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International level for the Australian national side. Domestically,he is contracted to Western Australia and the Melbourne Stars. From Perth,Western Australia,Coulter-Nile attended Aquinas College,and represented the state under-17 and under-19 teams,later going on to play three youth ODI matches for the Australian national under-19 team. Having held a rookie contract from the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) for several seasons,he made his debut at state level during the 2009–10 season,and has since become a regular selection in Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers' fast bowling attacks. Coulter-Nile made his Twenty20 International debut for the Australian national cricket team in February 2013,and his ODI debut in September 2013.
Sean Anthony Abbott is an Australian professional cricketer originally from Windsor in New South Wales who has represented his country internationally. After playing in junior cricket for Baulkham Hills Cricket Club,he progressed to play grade cricket for Parramatta District. Abbott completed his schooling at Gilroy College,Castle Hill. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed.
Jason Paul Behrendorff is an Australian cricketer,currently listed with Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers in Australian domestic cricket.
Gurkeerat Singh Mann is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. A right-handed batsman and off break bowler,he is a member of the Gujarat Titans in IPL and a regular in India A team. Singh had a maiden call for the official Indian squad for the South Africa series in 2015. He made his One Day International debut for India against Australia on 17 January 2016.
Quinton de Kock is a South African cricketer and former captain of the Proteas in all three formats. He currently plays for South Africa in limited overs cricket,Titans at the domestic level,and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He was named the Cricketer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's 2017 Annual Awards.
