Jake Fraser-McGurk comments on T20 World Cup snub: Didn't earn it yet

Young Australian batter Jake Fraser-McGurk was not named in the sides T20 World Cup 2024 squad despite an incredible showing over the last few months. Fraser-McGurk, who has lit the Indian Premier League 2024 in his debut season reacted to the decision from Cricket Australia. Speaking on the Willow Talk podcast, Fraser-McGurk showed incredible maturity and said that he thought that he had not earned the spot yet.

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Australia have a packed top order with the likes of David Warner, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head occupying the top spots. With Warner playing his final World Cup, it was going to be unlikely that Fraser-McGurk would get a shot in the playing XI of the Australian side.

"The communication was really good. There's two ways you can look at it. You can look at it through, 'this is what I've done to prove my case,' and then there's also, 'look, a month and a half ago I wasn't even in the picture.'" Fraser-McGurk said in the Willow Talk podcast.

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"They probably had a good idea of what [the squad] was a month and a half ago, trying to build that and get the connection in the team. And it's also hard to fit in. You've got David Warner, our best opener ever in three formats. You've got Travis Head, who is lighting it up over here and has lit it up over the past 18 months. And then Mitch Marsh is the same and he's also the captain," he further added.

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HAPPY TO WAIT HIS TURN

The 22-year-old said that it was unlikely for him to make it to the top 5 batting positions in the playing XI and he was happy to wait his turn. The 22-year-old said that he hoped to make it to the travelling reserves of the group, which could be a great learning opportunity for him.

"I can't really see myself batting five or six because we're pretty set there with Tim David, Cam Green and those sort of blokes. That's the way I think about it. That's fine. There's hopefully going to be more time for that," Fraser-McGurk said.

"If I do somehow get a travelling reserve [spot] then great, I can get a good experience there," he further added.

Fraser-McGurk concluded by saying that the snub did not bother him a lot and that he felt that he had not earned the position just yet.

Australia's T20 World Cup Squad

Mitch Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

Published By: Kingshuk Kusari Published On: May 7, 2024

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