ICC World Twenty20: Aaron Finch Faces Race Against Time to Get Fit
Aaron Finch, Australia's Twenty20 captain, injured his left hamstring during second Twenty20 match against India in Melbourne, which ruled him out of the final match of the series in Sydney.
Australia's Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch is facing a race against time to get fit for next month's ICC World Twenty20 Championships in India. (Finch to Miss Third Twenty20 vs India in Sydney, Khawaja Comes in)
Finch injured his left hamstring during second T20 match against India in Melbourne, which also ruled him out of the final match of the series. (Kohli Replaces Aaron Finch as No. 1 Twenty20 Internationals Batsman)
The hosts were whitewashed 3-0 by India. (India Become World No.1 in T20 Internationals)
While Finch tweeted that he will be fit for World T20, Cricket Australia is cautious about jumping to any such conclusion.
"Aaron had scans on his injured left hamstring that confirmed a moderate grade hamstring injury," Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said in a statement.
"This is not a recurrence of the previous hamstring injury that required surgery in April 2015. Although this current injury doesn't require surgery there is a period of rehabilitation required before he can resume playing," he added.
Kountouris said CA will do all it can to ensure Finch is completely fit for the T20 showpiece next month.
"We are aiming to have Aaron fit for the ICC World T20 in India but will have better idea about his fitness for that tournament in the coming weeks once we see how he responds to treatment and a rehabilitation programme," said Kountouris.