The Australian player became the team’s new captain and has already played against India

Published On: December 6, 2024 3:04 am

Currently, a five-match Test series is ongoing between India and Australia. Team India won the first match of this series. The second game of the series will be played on December 6. Meanwhile, an Australian player has captained an international team. That player was none other than Joe Burns. However, Joe Burns did not become Australia’s captain. He became the new captain of the Italian cricket team. Joe Burns has played 23 Test matches for Australia. He also played against India.

Played against the Indian team

Joe Burns is 35 years old. He didn’t get many opportunities to play for Australia. So he turned to European countries. He also played one Test match against India in 2020. He scored 51 runs off 63 balls against India in the Adelaide Test. In this match, the Indian team scored only 35 runs and went all out. Joe Burns serves as Australia’s opening batsman.

It’s because of my mother that I have a chance

Burns moved to Italy in May of this year. Brisbane-born Burns used his mother’s heritage to qualify for Italy and made his debut for the Italian national team in June. This is his second time participating in an international competition. “I am honored to take on this role and represent Italy on the international stage,” Burns said in a statement on Thursday. If we look at his international career, he scored 1442 runs in 40 innings in 23 Test matches. During this period, he averaged 36.97. On the other hand, he also played 6 ODI matches for Australia. However, he failed to play a single T20 match for Australia. He made his T20 international debut for Italy.