Steve Smith faces an awkward situation at the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup after missing out on selection for Australia. Selectors announced Australia's 15-man squad for the showpiece tournament in the USA and Caribbean later this year,

Steve Smith has been an integral part of Australia's cricket journey in the last decade. Smith has also served as the skipper for the side, albeit predominantly in the longer formats of the game. In 2024,

Mitch Marsh will captain Australia at the Twenty20 World Cup next month, leading a national cricket squad that is missing veteran Steve Smith and up-and-coming batter Jake Fraser-McGurk.

Steve Smith has been left out of Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, with in-form youngster Jake Fraser-McGurk also ignored. Smith was part of the side that won the competition in 2021 and played in T20Is against New Zealand as recently as February,

Steve Smith has represented Australia in four T20 World Cups. He was a part of Australia's T20 World Cup 2010 squad as a leg-spinner and also featured in the 2016, 2021 and 2022 editions.

Selector George Bailey has explained why Steve Smith has been left out of Australia’s 15-man T20 World Cup squad. Australia named their provisional squad for the tournament on Wednesday but there was no place for star batter Smith. Teams have until May 25 to update their squads but it appears unlikely that Smith, 34, will be offered a reprieve.

Australia selectors have dropped veteran campaigner Steve Smith from their squad for the T20 World Cup and ignored calls to include Jake Fraser-McGurk despite the young batsman's sensational form in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Veteran batter Steve Smith, young batting sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk, experienced seamer Jason Behrendorff and all-rounder Matt Short all missed out as 2021 T20 World Cup champions named their squad for the marquee short-format tournament in the West Indies and the USA from June 1 onwards.

Australia confirmed their 15-member squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup at the West Indies and the USA on Wednesday, May 1.

Former captain Steve Smith and rising talent Jake Fraser-McGurk were notable omissions as Australia named their T20 World Cup squad on Wednesday. Australia squad for T20 World Cup: Mitchell Marsh (capt),