Mathew Hayden Picks His Combined Pak-Aus ODI XI
Mathew Hayden Picks His Combined Pak-Aus ODI XI:
The former coach of the Pakistan team and commentator, Mathew Hayden has picked the eleven players from Pakistan and Australia to shape up a combined XI.
Mathew Hayden has picked seven players from Australia and four players from Pakistan to complete his ODI XI from both countries.
The two openers picked by Mathew Hayden are left-handers and are from Australia, Travis Head and David Warner will open the innings of this team.
The captain of the Pakistan team and the top-ranked ODI batsman, Babar Azam will be batting at the #3 position in this team of Mathew Hayden.
The #4 spot is also occupied by Pakistan, the wk-batsman of Pakistan, Muhammad Rizwan will be batting at this position in this combined playing XI of both teams.
In the middle order, Mitch Marsh as well as Glen Maxwell is there to provide some firepower to the batting department, followed by the Pakistani all-rounder, Shadab Khan who has been picked by Hayden in his ODI team.
In the bowling department, Hayden has picked three quality pacers including Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Starc, and Shaheen Shah Afridi. He has also included the Aussies leg-spin bowler, Adam Zampa in his team.
The combined XI picked by Mathew Hayden of the Pakistan and Australia players is as follows;
| TRAVIS HEAD | DAVID WARNER |
| BABAR AZAM | MUHAMMAD RIZWAN (WK) |
| MITCH MARSH | GLENN MAXWELL |
| SHADAB KHAN | SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI |
| ADAM ZAMPA | MITCHELL STARC |
| JOSH HAZELWOOD |
Furthermore, Australia and Pakistan are set to face each other in the group stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and the match will be played on 20 OCTOBER, 2023.
