Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said that Australia will not pose much of a challenge in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021. Butt also claimed that the Aussies do not have the arsenal to tackle spin-friendly conditions in the UAE as well.
While speaking on his YouTube channel, Butt predicted that, considering their recent form and overall ability, he doesn’t see Australia reaching the knockouts. He pointed out:
“Australia have hardly come up with any decent performances in recent times. Considering the conditions in the UAE, they don’t stand a chance in the T20 World Cup. You cannot deny their capability. But looking at their current form, apart from two-three batters, the others are playing spin as if it’s an out-of-syllabus question.”
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He also added that despite several Australian players playing in the IPL, it won’t boost their chances at the T20 World Cup 2021 too much as well. Salman Butt stated:
“Even after playing IPL, they are not able to figure out how to tackle spinners. I was observing Marcus Stoinis in the IPL, and he was not impressive at all. I don’t think Australia will be a threat. Yes, their fast bowlers can dent teams, otherwise the Asian teams will have to play very badly to lose to them.”
However, Australia are placed alongside England, South Africa, and West Indies in Group 1, and the captain Aaron Finch has insisted the team will be flexible with the roles of middle-order batsmen during the mega event as well.
Finch was quoted as saying by t20worldcup.com, “The role of our middle order (batters) will all be really flexible. It’ll be at some point through the middle overs no doubt. He’s a beautiful striker of the ball, and he is someone who can change momentum of the game really quickly. On wickets that potentially could be a little bit wearing that can be a huge asset. He’ll be adaptable in that middle order. He’ll be in that top handful, no doubt.”
Australia will begin their T20 World Cup campaign by playing against South Africa in Abu Dhabi on October 23.
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