IND vs AUS TEST: Australia have suffered yet another BIG injury scare after Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc. In the latest, scans have confirmed a hip injury to Peter Handscomb. Now the batter is in a race against the time to go on his first Australian Test tour in four years. Medical examinations have discovered soft-tissue damage in his right hip. Follow InsideSport.IN for LIVE updates about India vs Australia Test series
IND vs AUS TEST: BIG Setback for Australia, after Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc now Peter Handscomb suffers Injury SCARE, Batter doubtful for India Tour, Follow India vs Australia LIVE updates
Tuesday night (January 10), while playing club cricket in Victoria, Handscomb was injured when he was struck while attempting to play a pull shot.
He kept batting but after hitting another pull shot for a six three balls later, he slumped in pain.
His final ball: pic.twitter.com/kvmn69WT49
— Tyler Lewis (@tmlew_) January 10, 2023
Officials are optimistic that Handscomb will be able to travel to India later this month with the Australian squad.
Australia’s camp is already dealing with other injuries as both Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc are currently nursing their injured figures.
Green is optimistic that he will play in the opening match of the series while Starc will miss the first Test in Nagpur on February 9 and travel to India later.
The best chance for Handscomb to be called up for a Test is probably if he is declared fit for the opening game and Green is unable to recuperate in time. Fact that Handscomb bats right-handed and could break up the string of left-handers in the middle order works in his favour.
India vs Australia Test Series
In less than four weeks, Australia and India will play four Test matches in Nagpur, Delhi, Dharamsala, and Ahmedabad. The visitors are seeking to win just their second series in the nation in the past 50 years following a memorable 2-1 success in 2004.
Aussies have only won one Test match out of their last four series in India.
Australia Test squad for the tour of India: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
AUS vs IND Test series
- 1st Test, IND vs AUS: February 9-13 in Nagpur
- 2ndTest, IND vs AUS: February 17-21 in Delhi
- 3rd Test, IND vs AUS: March 1-5 in Dharamshala
- 4th Test, IND vs AUS: March 9-13 in Ahmedabad
