Australia needs Tim David to Defend Their T20 World Cup Title: Shane WatsonFormer Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has asked Cricket Australia (CA) to find a way to get tall 26-year-old uncapped power-hitter Tim David into the side for the ICC T20 World Cup at home, given the kind of talent he will bring to the side as the hosts look to defend the title they won in the UAE last year.
Born in Singapore, David has had sporadic opportunities to play for the Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League (BBL) and for Singapore in the T20 World Cup qualifiers in 2019. He was bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL mega auction for a mind-boggling sum of Rs 8.25 crore, given his ability to destroy any bowling with his power-hitting.
On Friday, as Australia marked 100 days to the ICC T20 World Cup at Melbourne, Watson said David is a “very, very rare” talent.
“If he’s (David) in the squad and he’s made himself available for Australia … then I’d fit him in really anywhere,” Waton said of the versatile batter, who has largely come as a finisher but has also occasionally batted at No. 3.
“I hadn’t really seen much of him at all up until the IPL and seeing what he did there is something that I hadn’t seen for a long time. For a young guy coming in and just dominating and just hitting the ball like I’ve never really seen much in the past… you’d just find a way (to pick him),” Watson was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
