TYE NAMED FOR T20IS

Andrew Tye replaces Pat Cummins for India T20Is

by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on

Andrew Tye last played in the second T20I against Sri Lanka earlier this year. © Getty

Andrew Tye, the Australian fast bowler, has been called in to replace Pat Cummins for the three-match T20I series against India which is scheduled to start from October 7. Cummins is set to return home after the ODI series in a bid to prepare for the Ashes.

The Western Australian was the pick of the bowlers for Gujarat Lions in the 2017 edition of the Indian Premier League. In a season where the Lions performed poorly as a team, Tye enjoyed personal success by picking 12 wickets in six matches including a hat-trick against the eventual runners-up Rising Pune Supergiant.

Tye, who has five wickets from the five T20Is he has played Australia, will look to use his experience of having played in the Indian conditions. Known to execute yorkers well under pressure to go with a wide range of variations including the knuckle-ball, the 30-year-old last played against Sri Lanka in the second T20I earlier this year.

Tye's inclusion in the national side now leaves Western Australia with no option but to replace him during the latter part of the Australia's One-Day Cup.

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