Australia has announced the team for the Sri Lanka tour, but did not include the player who has scored a lot of runs in the 16-member team. Who has written his name with the top 5 players of the world. And, who is considered one of the most adept Australian batsmen in playing spin. We are talking about Peter Handscomb, who was the highest run-scorer for Australia in first class cricket in the year 2024, yet failed to make a comeback on the Sri Lanka tour.

Handscomb has no place even on Sri Lanka tour

The trap of spin can become the biggest question in Sri Lanka. In such a situation, it was believed that Australia could rely on Peter Handscomb to cut that web of spin. This confidence was further boosted when Peter Handscomb was added to the team as a substitute fielder during the Sydney Test. But this trust broke with the announcement of the team.

Name written among top-5 batsmen of the world

Peter Handscomb's recent form in first class cricket has been excellent. In the year 2024, he was among the top-5 batsmen in the world who scored the most runs in first class cricket. In 2024, he scored 1572 runs in 33 innings of 20 matches with 5 centuries and an average of 54.20. With this figure, he remained at 5th position among the batsmen who scored the most runs.

Bat played in Sheffield Shield, still did not get place

In the first half of the Sheffield Shield in 2024, Handscomb scored 478 runs at an average of 47.80. But all these performances and figures were put on hold due to not getting a place in the Sri Lanka tour team. 33 year old Peter Handscomb had stepped onto the international pitch of Test cricket in the year 2016. In the 20 Tests played since then, he has scored runs at an average of 37.20.

Last test played against India

Peter Handscomb played his last Test against India in the year 2023. He had scored a total of 145 runs in the series played on Indian soil, in which his unbeaten inning of 72 runs played in Delhi was his top score.