Tye replaces Cummins in T20I squad

Andrew Tye, the right-arm pacer, has been drafted into the Australian side for the three-match Twenty20 International series against India, Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday (September 26).

Tye, 30, replaces Pat Cummins, who will fly back home post the five-match One-Day International series in order to rest before the Ashes, which starts in November.

Tye, who last featured in an international game in February, has been part of five T20Is so far, picking up five wickets at 37.60, with best figures of 3 for 37 against Sri Lanka. He joins Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson and Jason Behrendorff, the uncapped left-arm seamer, in a four-pronged pace attack, which also includes Dan Christian and Moses Henriques, the allrounders, along with Adam Zampa, the legspinner.

Tye is no stranger to Indian conditions, having been a part of the Gujarat Lions setup for the tenth season of the Indian Premier League. He picked up 12 wickets in six games at 11.75, which also included a hat-trick in his debut match against Rising Pune Supergiant, where he finished with 5 for 17 in his four overs. His stint, however, was cut short after he dislocated his shoulder while fielding during a match against Mumbai Indians, following which he had to undergo surgery.

Having already conceded the ODI series 0-3 with two matches still to go in Bangalore and Nagpur, Australia will be hoping to bounce back in the T20I series, which gets underway at the JSCA International Stadium, in Ranchi on October 7. The remaining matches are in Guwahati (October 10) and Hyderabad (October 13).