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Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood spoke on his calf injury that ruled him out of the ongoing five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Hazlewood missed the second Test of the series played in Adelaide due to a minor left-side ailment and returned to action at the Gabba. However, the bowler could only survive six overs in India’s first innings. Scans revealed that the bowler sustained a right calf strain during the morning warm-up on Day 2 of the Brisbane Test.
While medical reports suggested that the injury was minimal, it was enough to keep the bowler out for the rest of the series. Hazlewood has had a recent injury history, which resulted in him missing parts of four of the last six Australian summers. The 2020-21 and 2023-24 were the only seasons where he was fit throughout. The 33-year-old reacted to being ruled out from the rest of the series and expressed his frustration. He said, “Just frustrating really. Ticked every box heading into the Test, I could understand if it was my side again, but it was just a random calf strain. Obviously, do a deep dive into it and see what we can come up with ... feels pretty random.”
Missing big games is the frustrating thing: Josh Hazlewood
The bowler further said that while his injuries have always been minor, it is his timing of injuries that frustrate him. Hazlewood told 7NEWS, "I've had a history of sides and calves, they're probably the two things that have kept me out for the majority over the last four years. But yeah, I sort of just keep adding another layer to the defense, hopefully. Get back into the gym; I've ticked a lot of boxes over the last 12 months.”
He added, "It's just the timing again. They are only little 2–3-week injuries, but missing big games is the frustrating thing. That's probably the goal, just take it as it comes over the next few weeks. No rush to get anything in a hurry, it's just getting everything right. Probably take a few extra days here and there, ticking things off and getting everything right.”
