Corey Anderson named in USA squad for T20Is against Canada

USA have named former New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson as part of their 15-man squad to face Canada in the upcoming five-match T20I series at home. Anderson, 33, last played for New Zealand in 2018, as he aimed to qualify for his adopted country. Monank Patel will keep on driving USA for the series, with the matches occurring in Houston, Texas from April 7 to 13. Aaron Jones has likewise been given an expansion as bad habit commander of the group. The series accepts importance for the USA group in light of the fact that the T20 World Cup, which they will be co-facilitating alongside the West Indies, is coming up in June. USA likewise have a three-match T20I series arranged against Bangladesh in May. "With the ICC T20 World Cup approaching, this series holds colossal importance for our group," Monank said in a USA Cricket proclamation. "We have a few new players coming into the crew, and these games will assist us with getting the right blends and get ready well for the World Cup." Be that as it may, notwithstanding what Monank said, there aren't such a large number of new faces in the crew. Monank and Jones carry a reasonable plan of involvement aside, similar to Anderson, who played 13 Tests, 49 ODIs and 31 T20Is for New Zealand, whom he had first addressed in 2013. Anderson was additionally important for the New Zealand side which arrived at the last of the 2015 World Cup, which they were co-facilitating with Australia. USA's crew to confront Canada additionally incorporates Gajanand Singh, Jessy Singh, Steven Taylor, Nisarg Patel, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Nitish Kumar and Usman Rafiq, among others. And keeping in mind that any semblance of Andries Gous, Harmeet Singh, Milind Kumar and Shadley van Schalkwyk haven't played global cricket, there's a fair piece of five star and T20 experience among them. South Africa-conceived wicketkeeper-hitter Gous migrated to the USA in 2021, having addressed South Africa Under-19 out of 2013 and having played locally With the expectation of complimentary State and Knights. Up to this point, he has an encounter of 60 top notch games, 57 Rundown A matches and 46 T20s. That remembers a spell for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders for the current year's ILT20 in the UAE. He will fit the bill to play for USA in April, and in this way will be qualified to play in the T20 World Cup. The matches against Canada will be played at the Grassland View Cricket Complex, with the USA group arriving at the setting by April 1 to begin their arrangements. At the T20 World Cup, both Canada and USA are in Gathering A, alongside India, Ireland and Pakistan, and will play the World Cup opener against one another on June 2 in Dallas, Texas. Monank Patel (capt), Aaron Jones (vice-capt), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Gajanand Singh, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Usman Rafiq