Announcing Josh Hazlewood ‘Mystery’ Injury After Outburst To Media ‘Strange’, Says Sunil Gavaskar – News18
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Hazlewood’s remarks indubitably left pundits and former players alike stunned, with Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar also sharing his two cents on the same.
Australia’s Josh Hazlewood after bowling against Virat Kohli (AP)
Sunil Gavaskar had his own say on the matter of Josh Hazlewood’s mini-rant to the media regarding the AUS batters’ and about being ruled out of action for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy following the same.
After Day 3 of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, when AUS was left battling at 12-3 chasing a mammoth total of 534, Hazlewood took to the media to vent his frustrations when asked about how the team could come back from the collapse.
“You probably have to ask one of the batters that question. I’m sort of relaxing and trying to get a bit of physio and a bit of treatment, and I’m probably looking mostly towards the next Test and what plans we can do against these batters,” Hazlewood stated to media.
Hazlewood’s remarks indubitably left pundits and former players alike stunned, with Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar also sharing his two cents on the same.
“The panic in the Australian ranks is palpable, what with former players calling for heads to be chopped off and some even hinting at cracks in the Australian team after Josh Hazlewood’s media interview at the end of the third day’s play, where he suggested that it was up to the batters to now do something,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar.
According to a statement by Cricket Australia earlier this week, a ‘low-grade left side injury’ ruled out Hazlewood out of the second Test and possibly for the rest of the series.
Gavakar questioned the timing of the injury report, being stated right after Hazlewood’s brush with media.
“Now, a few days later, Hazlewood is out of the second Test and possibly the series too with a supposed side strain. Strange, that, since nobody had noticed anything wrong with Hazlewood at that media conference,” Gavakar expounded.
“Mystery, mystery — the like of which used to be common in Indian cricket in the past. Now it’s the Aussies, and like old McDonald, I’m simply loving it.”
The second Test will be a day-night affair being played at the Adelaide Oval from December 6-10.
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