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Cricket Australia has announced a list of 17 men’s players to be offered national contracts for the season 2021-22. The annual contracts are primarily assessed on player performances during the past 12 months and identify those individuals whom the National Selection Panel believe will represent Australian national teams over the year ahead.

Incidentally few days back Board of control for Cricket in India also announced their list of contracted players. Team Australia recently lost a home test series to Indian National Cricket team that sparked anger amon their fans. After that series they were slated to meet South Africa in South Africa but due to the Covid concerns they refused to tour their. Now take a look at Cricket Australia Contracted Men’s Players List for 2021-22 :-

1) Ashton Agar (Western Australia)

2)Alex Carey (South Australia)

3) Pat Cummins (New South Wales)

4) Aaron Finch (Victoria)

5) Josh Hazlewood (New South Wales)

6) Marnus Labuschagne (Queensland)

7) Nathan Lyon (New South Wales)

8) Glenn Maxwell (Victoria)

9) Tim Paine (Tasmania)

10) James Pattinson (Victoria)

11) Jhye Richardson (Western Australia)

12) Kane Richardson (South Australia)

13) Steve Smith (New South Wales)

14) Mitchell Starc (New South Wales)

15) David Warner (New South Wales)

16) Adam Zampa (New South Wales)

17) Cameron Green ( Western Australia)

National Selector Trevor Hohns said: “We have great confidence in the 17 players announced today as the Australian men’s team enters a busy year of high-quality cricket across all three formats which features, among other highlights, an ICC Twenty20 World Cup in India and a home Ashes series." He added “There are two main reasons behind the size of the contract list announced today.

“Firstly, we have seen format specialisation become increasingly prevalent in recent seasons which, accordingly, has resulted in a broader group of players representing Australia, often beyond the initial list of contracted players at the start of each year.

“Secondly, we want to create an environment where players strive for national selection through consistent domestic performances and earn national contracts through consistent international performances.

He also emphasized the fact that “There will continue to be opportunities and support for players outside this group to represent Australia and earn an upgrade to a central contract with strong performances throughout the year.