Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023: The Australian Cricket Team is facing a significant challenge as one of their key players, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is reportedly still suffering from an Achilles injury on his left leg. The injury is expected to prevent him from participating in the first half of the highly anticipated 2023 Border Gavaskar Trophy.
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Hazlewood facing issues with his bowling
This news will come as a major disappointment to fans and team members alike, as Hazlewood is known for his exceptional speed and accuracy on the pitch. His absence will surely impact the team’s performance and put added pressure on the remaining players.
According to recent reports, Hazlewood has simply helped his teammates train while not actively participating in Australia’s pre-series camp in Alur. Hazlewood, who was seen as a crucial member of the Australian team, is extremely likely to miss the first two Test matches. Mitchell Starc will be absent from Australia for the first few games of the series.
“Not sure about the first Test. It’s still a few days away but it’s sneaking up pretty quickly. The second one is obviously straight after as well. So, we will play it by ear over the next few weeks and the next few days and hopefully, Tuesday goes well,” Hazlewood said.
Hazlewood speaks on worload
He continued further by stating, “Just a bit of workload management at the moment. Just managing the Achilles. I was bowling a fair bit leading into the tour at home and sort of just pushing up against it. Probably, was not recovering as well as I would have liked between each session so thought we had given it a few days here straight of the bat and try and get over the hump and have a bowl from Tuesday on (in Nagpur) and hope it goes well.”
The gifted sprinter acknowledged that it is difficult to play one Test at a time and then miss the entire series. He said, “It always feels the hardest Test to play, the first one and they sort of get easier as they go and you get to the other side, the end of the series, it gets hard again. Hopefully, I can string a couple together on this tour.”
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