Published 15:03 IST, October 19th 2022

T20 World Cup: Australian player Josh Inglis' relaxing day turns into a medical emergency

Josh Inglis was left with a severely cut hand after the handle of the club he was swinging snapped upon impact while playing golf days ahead of T20 World Cup.

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With just days remaining before Australia cricket team begins its T20 World Cup campaign, defending champion suffered a major injury blow with wicketkeeper Josh Inglis being taken to hospital. Inglis suffered a cut on his right hand while playing golf in Sydney. wicket-keeper batsman h recently featured in  Australia cricket team's first warm-up match against India.

T20 World Cup: How b is Josh Inglis injury?

According to a cricket.com.au report, Inglis was left with a severely cut hand after handle of club he was swinging snapped upon impact. incident took place on Wednesday morning at New South Wales Golf Club. Unfortunately, incident happened on day when he h a day off from training

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report furr states that Inglis was taken to hospital with a bloodied right hand. injury looked like receiving stitches, with Cricket Australia stating on Wednesday afteron saying that cricketer was being assessed by team medicos. Last month England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of T20 World Cup tournament after an injury while playing golf. Bairstow suffered a bly broken ankle caused by slipping on a tee box on day squ was anunced.

Will Josh Inglis play for Australia in T20 World Cup?

Inglis was part of title-winning team last year and played as backup to Matw We. This as well, Inglis is understudy and is unlikely to feature in playing XI unless an injury to We or a concussion substitute is required. If injury turns out to be serious n Australia have chance to replace him in ir 15-player squ with ICC's approval. 

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In build-up to T20 World Cup, Josh Inglis has featured in just three T20I matches for Australia. All three matches he played were against India. first two matches were on Australia's tour of India followed by recent warm-up match at Gabba on Monday. 27-year-old h me a good impression with  limited number of opportunities presented to him, with a strike rate of 141.02. He is viewed as natural successor to We whenever he retires.

15:03 IST, October 19th 2022