{"id":242664,"date":"2022-10-03T08:17:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T08:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/03\/t20-world-cup-tim-david-hopes-to-inspire-others-on-unusual-career-path-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T08:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T08:17:08","slug":"t20-world-cup-tim-david-hopes-to-inspire-others-on-unusual-career-path-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/03\/t20-world-cup-tim-david-hopes-to-inspire-others-on-unusual-career-path-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup: Tim David hopes to inspire others on unusual career path | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>MELBOURNE: Forced to carve out a career outside the professional ranks, T20 specialist <!-- -->Tim David<!-- --> gave little thought to playing for <!-- -->Australia<!-- --> until just before his surprise selection in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019\" frmappuse=\"1\">World Cup<\/a> squad. <br \/>The Singapore-born 26-year-old is now relishing being part of the Australian setup and scored his first half-century for the defending world T20 champions in last week&#8217;s six-wicket defeat by India in Hyderabad. <br \/>At 6-ft 5-in, <!-- -->David<!-- --> is a towering finishing batsman but might be more remarkable for being the only player in the Australian squad without a state or national contract. <br \/>Dropped by home state <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/western-australia\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_western-australia\" frmappuse=\"1\">Western Australia<\/a> a few years ago, David has had to make a name for himself in domestic T20 competitions, including the Indian Premier League and Australia&#8217;s Big Bash League. <br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s a tough one because you&#8217;re by yourself and there&#8217;s not a lot of support a lot of the time,&#8221; David told reporters on Monday of his T20 globe-trotting. <br \/>&#8220;Of course, there are amazing opportunities and you get to experience different things. 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