{"id":179215,"date":"2026-06-11T00:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179215"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T06:05:47","slug":"nikhil-chaudhary-on-verge-of-becoming-first-indian-born-man-to-play-for-australia-since-1964","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179215","title":{"rendered":"Nikhil Chaudhary on verge of becoming first Indian-born man to play for Australia since 1964"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71087796\">Hobart Hurricanes all-rounder Nikhil Chaudhary is on the verge of making history after earning a call-up to Australia\u2019s T20I squad for next week\u2019s series against Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old was drafted into the squad following Travis Head\u2019s withdrawal on personal leave. Chaudhary, currently playing for JB Bruges in the EUT20 competition in Belgium after a stint with Delhi Capitals in the IPL, is set to join the Australian squad in Dhaka on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>If selected, the Delhi-born all-rounder would become the first Indian-born man to play for Australia since Gujarat-born leg-spinner Rex Sellers featured in the 1964 Calcutta Test. Pune-born Lisa Sthalekar, who was adopted by Australian parents as an infant, became a mainstay of Australia\u2019s dominant women\u2019s side in the 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>Chaudhary\u2019s journey to the national setup has been anything but conventional. After representing Punjab in 14 limited-overs matches alongside players such as Harbhajan Singh, Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma, he moved to Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic while visiting family in Queensland. He worked various jobs, including in a restaurant and as a postal delivery worker, before earning an opportunity with the Hurricanes through former Australia allrounder James Hopes.<\/p>\n<p>A fan favourite for his aggressive batting and Kabaddi-inspired celebrations, Chaudhary has become a key figure for Hobart over the past three BBL seasons. He scored 307 runs at a strike rate of 153 during BBL|14 and recently secured his first Tasmania contract after a Sheffield Shield season that included a century and a five-wicket haul.<\/p>\n<p>He will compete for a middle-order spot in Australia\u2019s T20I side alongside Aaron Hardie and Joel Davies.<\/p>\n<p><b>(With inputs from Cricket Australia)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 11, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-born-nikhil-chaudhary-australia-debut-history\/article71087796.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hobart Hurricanes all-rounder Nikhil Chaudhary is on the verge of making history after earning a call-up to Australia\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2257717607.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179275,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179275","url_meta":{"origin":179215,"position":0},"title":"Unfazed by World Cup snub, Vastrakar focuses on recovery for India comeback","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Snubbed from the T20 Women\u2019s World Cup-bound squad, India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar is now focussed on regaining full fitness and improving her game to make a strong comeback in the national side. 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