Sensational all-rounder Cameron Green replaced injured reserve wicketkeeper-batter, Josh Inglis, in Australia’s T20 squad on Thursday. For the unversed, Inglis sustained an injury in a freak accident while playing golf when his six-iron snapped and cut his hand open at the New South Wales Club in La Perouse.
On Thursday, the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 approved Cameron Green as a replacement for Josh Inglis in the Australia squad.
“The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 has approved Cameron Green as a replacement for Josh Inglis in the Australia squad,” ICC said in a statement.
He added: “Green, who has played seven T20Is, was named as a replacement after Inglis was ruled out due to a right hand injury which has required surgery.”
Cameron Green was seen in red-hot form against New Zealand and India last month. He had smashed 2 fifties at strike rates of around 200 during his maiden T20 series in India. So far, he has played 7 T20Is, scoring 136 runs and taking five wickets.
Earlier, on Saturday, some players from the Australian team decided to take a day off and some of the players chose to play golf. Besides Inglis, David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and the coach Andrew McDonald also chose to play golf. Though, there was no ligament damage to Inglis, but cuts to the palm of his hand ruled him out of the T20 showpiece.
Talking about him, the head coach Andrew McDonald said: “It’s not looking good for Josh. We’ve got a bit of work to do and a bit of a problem to solve this morning around our back-up keeper and also a back-up batter,”
He added: “It’s damage to the palm of the hand which is less than ideal, in his right hand where he’d be gripping the bat and if he had to keep, the ball would be impacting that area.”
The Australian cricket team will kickstart their campaign in the T20 World Cup 2022 with a match against New Zealand in the tournament opener here on Saturday.
Meanwhile, fans just can’t believe how Inglis got injured while playing the most lazy and the safest sport in the world, while some believe that this a tactical decision to bring in Cameron Green into the team, Check out the reactions of fans:
Josh Inglis ruled out of the T20 World Cup after getting injured while playing Golf.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 20, 2022
golf is the simplest and laziest sport how does one get injured by that. 😂😂
— Sai Karan (@SaiKara81305418) October 20, 2022
golf is the simplest and laziest sport how does one get injured by that. 😂😂
— Sai Karan (@SaiKara81305418) October 20, 2022
Even real golfers doesn’t get injured while playing golf 😂😂
— Shashank (@Shashan9018) October 20, 2022
This was part of the plan to bring in Cameroon Green
— Deepu (@deepu_speaks) October 20, 2022
Nice strategy of bringing Cam Green in
— Crics (@Crics13) October 20, 2022
Tactical injury to bring Green in… Aussies playing it well. https://t.co/1Q4Fk4bWer
— Mahi (@i_stanKohli18) October 20, 2022
