Teenaged leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha, son of an Indian-origin taxi driver in Australia, has been named in Australia's T20 squad for the upcoming five-match series in New Zealand. Sangha, who represented Australia at the under-19 World Cup just 12 months ago, is son of Sydney-based Joga, who had migrated from Rahimpur Kala Sanghian, a village near Jalandhar in Punjab, in 1997. Congratulations to Daniel Sams and Tanveer Sangha who have been named in the Aussie squad for the upcoming T20 tour of New Zealand! #ThunderNation pic.twitter.com/OJPNmtdvwh — Sydney Thunder (@ThunderBBL) January 27, 2021Sangha was Australia's leading wicket taker in the under-19 World Cup last year. Before Tanveer, Gurinder Sandhu was the other Indian-origin player to have played for Australia national team.

Source: dna January 29, 2021 13:07 UTC