Australia picks Indian-origin players for MRF Academy

Indian-origin players Aryan Sharma and Jason Sangha have been named in the Australian men’s development squad to train at the MRF Pace Academy next month.

The men’s development squad will travel to Chennai from August 1-13 to participate in this year’s MRF Academy Program.

The programme will feature two multi-day matches, scheduled for August 5-6 and 10-11 on extremely spin-friendly pitches. “The Chennai visit will provide valuable development opportunities for some of Australia’s most promising players as part of Cricket Australia’s national development pathway,” CA stated.  Former Australian captain Tim Paine and Anthony Clark will lead the coaching group of the emerging squad for the MRF Academy Program.