NEW DELHI: According to USA Cricket, former New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has been nominated to the US team for the T20 World Cup in June.
Anderson played in two T20 World Cups for New Zealand and was a member of the side that lost to Australia in the 50-overs World Cup final in 2015.
The 33-year-old made his debut for his adopted nation in the home T20 series against Canada last month; he last played for New Zealand in 2018.
Monank Patel, the wicketkeeper-battler for the co-hosts of the competition, will continue to lead the 15-player team.
The same squad will play three Twenty20 International matches in Houston against Bangladesh before facing Canada in Dallas on June 1st in the World Cup opener.
USA squad: Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones (vice-captain), Steven Taylor, Corey Anderson, Saurabh Netravalkar, Jessy Singh, Harmeet Singh, Noshtush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Nitish Kumar, Andries Gous, Shayan Jahangir, Ali Khan, Nisarg Patel, Milind Kumar
(With Reuters inputs)
