Seasoned Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says he will not be shocked if a few of his nationwide teammates refuse to tour Pakistan subsequent month on safety grounds.
Australia are anticipated to tour Pakistan in March, the primary time in 24 years since a Mark Taylor-led crew visited the Asian nation in 1998.
“There’s a lot of things in place and there’s been a lot of work in the background by CA and the ACA,” cricket.com.au quoted Hazlewood as saying.
“So the belief is kind of excessive there from the gamers, however there will surely be some issues from the gamers and I would not be shocked if a few of them do not make the tour.
“And that’s very fair. People will discuss it with their families … and come up with an answer and everyone respects that.”
Australia’s tour of Pakistan includes three Tests, three ODIs and a lone T20 International.
The Test matches are scheduled to happen in Karachi (March 3-7), Rawalpindi (March 12-16) and Lahore (March 21-25), which may also be the venue for the 4 white-ball matches to be performed from March 29 to April 5.
Hazlewood had missed a serious a part of the crew’s triumphant Ashes marketing campaign towards England owing to a irritating aspect pressure, leaving him on the sidelines.
“If I’d had a traditional (aspect pressure), a giant harm and you realize you are going to be out, then you possibly can take care of it all of sudden. But it simply stored teasing, I would be capable of play this one, I would be capable of play that one,” mentioned Hazlewood.
“I’ve definitely had a typical aspect pressure, the place you tear your indirect (muscle), you possibly can’t bowl one other ball and are out for no less than six or seven weeks. This one was completely different … the power got here again actually rapidly…
“It was simply bowling, that dynamic motion, that precipitated a little bit of grief. It was an uncommon one.”
Asked how he felt after Australia received the five-match Ashes 4-0, the 31-year-old pacer mentioned: “It was very irritating. You most likely do not realize it as a lot now, however while you look again in 10 years … individuals will speak concerning the Ashes after they received 4-0 in 2021 … and it’d hit you once more.
“It was frustrating watching and obviously as time goes on, you’d be reminded of it more often than not. But that’s part of fast bowling, I guess.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
