Star England batter Alex Hales, on Wednesday, picked his semi-finalists for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022, schedul🀅ed to begin from October 16 in Australia.
Notably, as many as 16 teams are taking part in the global showpiece event, which will conclud🧸e on November 13. There is no doubt the competition will be at the top level, where only four teams will manage to book a place in the semi-finals.
Hales, meanwhile, has picked his team England along with Rohit Sharma’s India, Babar Azam-led Pakistan, and Aaron Finch’s Australia as the top four teams of the multi-team event.
Notably, the Aussies are the defending champions, while England crashed out in the semi-final of last year’s T20 World Cup after losing to runners-up New Zealand. Pakistan were also eliminated by Australia in the semis. On the other hand, India had a terrible tournament as they failed to go beyond the Super 12 after initially losing to Pakistan and the Black Caps.
In a fun video shared by Pakis𓆉tan Cricket on their official Twitter handle, Hales made his picks while speaking in a rapid-fire round.
Here is the video:
Rapid fire with Alex Hales 🧐🔥
🎥 Watch the England batter answer some inter𓆉esti꧟ng questions on the spot |
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Hales made his international return for England in the recently-concluded opening T20I of the ongoing seven-match series against hosts Pakistan. The right-handed batter sizzled wi🦂th the willow, scoring 53 from 40 deliveries, his ninth T20I half-century, including seven fours, helping England to chase down 159 with four balls to spare.
“It was a very special feeling to be back on the park for England. Three years felt like forever. To go out and score 50 on my return in a winning team is the stuff dreams are made of. It is a nice feeling. It felt like a debut again, so it was a very special night. It just feels like a dream come true to contribute with a half-century in a winning team in a country where I have a lot of good, special memories feels fantastic,” Hales had said after the match, as quoted by SkySports.