Hogg, a left-arm spinner who played seven Tests and 123 one-day internationals, quit the game four years ago and took up television commentary as a means of keeping in touch with the sport.
But a stint last season in the Australian Big Bash T20 league convinced the national selectors, who were looking for a steady spinner, that Hogg was still good enough to play in the shortest format. He was called up for two Twenty20 games against India in Sydney and Melbourne in February, and even though he claimed only two wickets in the series, Hogg was picked for the World Twenty20, which begins next week.
"There are always surprises in life," Hogg told reporters in Colombo on Thursday night. "If you work hard and take the opportunities when they come, you make the most of those opportunities.
"I didn't know I'd play for Australia again when I went to witness the Test in Perth early this year and selectors came up and asked if I was interested.
"I wasn't going to say no. I remember I got back home straight after that Test and I wanted to make sure that I was in peak condition."
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