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Follow UsOn August 7 (Wednesday), USA Cricket announced their limited-overs squad for the tour to the Netherlands without their superstar Saurabh Netravalkar. Both Netravalkar and Andries Gous have been granted parental leave, with Gous expected to be part of the T20I setup of the tour.
The selectors have also made the bold call to drop Corey Anderson, who looked in great touch - both with the bat and in the field - during the recently concluded Major League Cricket (MLC) season. However, according to Cricbuzz’s reports, the selectors weren’t too pleased with his inconsistent run.
Nisarg Patel and Milind Kumar were both axed from the T20I scheme, with Milind finding himself a place in the ODI setup. A similar treatment was dished out to Shadley Van Schalkwyk, who, too, only finds a place in the ODI setup. However, the selectors continued to place their trust in Sai Teja Mukkamalla, who has made both squads.
Another major talking point from the squad announcement was the return of 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Smit Patel. While franchises overlooked him for the recently concluded MLC, his display in the Houston Cricket League earned him a place ahead of Unmukt Chand, who had a good MLC.
ODI Squad: Monank Patel (Captain), Aaron Jones (Vice Captain), Smit Patel, Abhishek Paradkar, Harmeet Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Jasdeep Singh, Milind Kumar, Nosthusha Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Utkarsh Srivastava, Yasir Mohammad.
T20I Squad: Monank Patel (Captain), Aaron Jones (Vice Captain), Andries Gous, Abhishek Paradkar, Harmeet Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Jasdeep Singh, Muhammad-Ali Khan, Nitish Kumar, Nosthusha Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir, Utkarsh Srivastava, Yasir Mohammad.
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