Tim David (the power-hitter) gears up for his maiden series in a three-match T20I contest against India

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Earlier, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden hailed him as a "massive X-Factor" and said he has "killer instincts" in "heaps and bounds"

Tim David returns to the Australia squad for the upcoming three matches T20 series against India, starting on Tuesday while former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena, who has seen David from close quarters at Mumbai Indians, praised the batter.

Tim David returns to the Australia squad for the upcoming three matches T20 series against India, starting on Tuesday. All eyes will be on Tim David’s forms and his power-hitting shots. 

The Aaron Finch-drove group is hoping to take advantage of his enormous hitting completing capacities when they defend their T20 World Cup title at home from next month. 

David, 26, made his T20I debut for Singapore in 2019 and has played 14 matches, scoring 558 runs at a strike rate of 158.52. He also dazzled in patches for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022.

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena, who has seen David from close quarters at Mumbai Indians, praised the batter.

“I think he is going to have a free range (to score freely) and the good thing is that there are no expectations on him,”

Jayawardena told in The ICC Review.

“Personally, I think that’s a great space to be in. Australia has a very, very good line-up and Tim is going to bring that little bit of x-factor if they want to use that at the No.6 role, which they need a big hitter and explosive hitter. So, brilliant for Australia to fall back on someone like that, having those options.”

Earlier, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden hailed him as a “massive X-Factor” and said he has “killer instincts” in “heaps and bounds”.

“Absolutely, I think he is a massive X-factor. He is a big, powerful young fellow who has got a power game,”

Hayden said in a press conference responding to an NDTV question.

“The challenge for him will be to show it to the team in yellow and green. Once you get to that international stage, it is a completely different ball game. You need to have that solid foundation behind you. But X-factor, yes 100 percent agree,”

he continued.

“If you look at the Australian team, it is missing that X-factor at the moment, to be honest. The form of Aaron Finch is questionable, you have some other great names that are also X-factors like Maxwell, he can play both orthodox and unorthodox shots. Tim David, nothing beats power in T20 cricket,”

the legendary batter said.

After the three-match T20I series against Australia, Team India will play the white-ball series against South Africa, starting from September 28. Their next assignment in the shortest format will be directly the 2022 T20 World Cup, which begins in October in Australia.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav.

Australia squad: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Finch (c), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa.

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