Former player Brad Hogg has said that Australian cricket has fallen back over the last few years. He also commentated that teams like England and India have seen rapid growth in all formats and Hogg feels Australia need to step up to be in the same league with such teams.
Brad Hogg also added that Australia’s academy has been a huge contributor to their success in World Cups and he also wants to see a change to bring up talent the way India and England have been doing in recent times. The five-time world champions were not a favourite to win the T20 World Cup in the UAE this season but they managed to step up at the right time.
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While speaking on his YouTube channel, Hogg said: “The last 5-8 years, it has not exactly gone to plan, we have rested on the laurels a bit. A few nations have caught up with us, Australia still have a lot to work to do. India have set the bar when it comes to playing in ODI, Tests and even T20s. They were unlucky in this particular tournament.”Academy has been Australia’s biggest reason behind the success, you can see it with England and India have done the same with their academy with Rahul Dravid. Pant, Gill, Shaw are all coming through.”
However, Australia have come in the tournament after having a series of poor shows. Moreover, their key players like David Warner and Steve Smith were out of form. Even, Smith along with the captain Aaron Finch struggled throughout the tournament and as a result, they were in danger of losing their place in the playing XI too. However, with this win, the Australian men’s team has won their maiden T20 World Cup title.
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“Lot of things for Australia to resolve by the time the next T20 World Cup comes around. Need more aggressive batsmen. Hopefully Finch finds his form, his place in the team is under the radar.”Apart from aggression at the top by one of the openers, No.4 is also an area of concern. Have to assess whether Steve Smith is a good for T20 or not. That’s where Josh Inglis might come in,” Brad Hogg concluded.
