Australia’s white-ball tour squads for Pakistan and Bangladesh will include a large number of players selected through the Indian Premier League (IPL), while Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are set to skip the tours. The reports say that Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc are not part of the white-ball assignments for Pakistan and Bangladesh, with the remaining squad places largely filled by players who are available due to IPL participation or selection.
All three outlets also report that the tour includes a call-up for teenager Ollie Peake. The decision means Peake receives an opportunity to join the touring group despite his age, while the most senior names in Australia’s limited-overs pace attack—Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc—are absent from the white-ball leg of the schedule.
Together, the sources indicate an Australia tour reshaped by availability around the IPL, leading to a mix of IPL-linked selections and a youth call-up, while three prominent players opt out of the Pakistan and Bangladesh white-ball tours.
