CANBERRA: Leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha has been included in Australia’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against India due to first-choice spinner Adam Zampa’s unavailability for the initial matches due to personal reasons.
Zampa’s wife Harriet is expecting their second child, and the leg-spinner left for his home after Saturday's third ODI in Sydney, which India won by nine wickets. Zampa missed the first ODI in Perth but returned for the matches in Adelaide and Sydney, including a Player of the Match performance in Adelaide.
With Zampa’s availability for the remaining T20Is uncertain, it opens the door for Sangha’s return to the national team. Sangha, 23, last played a T20I in 2023 and has seven caps to his name, with ten scalps.