New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Australian men's cricket team copped a massive blow as Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 due to injury. Australia finalised their 15-member squad for the marquee tournament, set to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7-March 8. Mitchell Marsh is set to captain the 2021 T20 World Cup winners.

Pat Cummins has not fully recovered from his ongoing back injury and will miss the tournament, as per the ICC website. Top-order batter Matthew Short has also been left out of the original 15-member squad.

Ben Dwarshuis and Matthew Renshaw have been included in Australia's squad.

Australia squad for T20 World Cup 2026:

Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly,...