Josh Hazlewood, the Australian speedster who missed the entire Ashes tour due to an injury, has claimed that his recovery is on track and he is trying out different training methods to gain match fitness.
Australia have been struggling with several injury blows in every format of the game. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, two of their frontline pacers, have been injured ahead of the marquee tournament in India and Sri Lanka.
While George Bailey had earlier informed Pat Cummins that he could be carried along for the second half of the tournament, Australia could manage that with just one player, and hence, Josh Hazlewood’s recovery needs to be hurried on.
Australian speedster Josh Hazlewood is on track for his recovery, and the paceman is confident to start Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign in Sri Lanka. Hazlewood was ruled out of the start of the Ashes series against England with a hamstring injury, but his return was then delayed by an Achilles problem.
However, now on the verge of recovery, Hazlewood would not be featuring in the Big Bash League, where he is on the supplementary list for the Sydney Sixers. He will also not be part of the T20I series against Pakistan but would be eyeing a return with one of the warm-up matches in the World Cup.
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