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১৮ আগস্ট, ২০২৩ ১১:৩৫ অপরাহ্ণ
সহকারী অধ্যাপক
Smith
and Starc out of South Africa tour with injuries
Australia
batter Steve Smith and fast bowler Mitchell Starc have been ruled out of the
white-ball series in South Africa through injuries, but both are expected to be
back in action in India next month.
Smith is nursing a wrist injury, while Starc is
recovering from a groin soreness, both injuries sustained during the Ashes
series in England.
With
regular skipper Pat Cummins nursing a fractured wrist, all-rounder Mitchell
Marsh will lead the white-ball side, who will play three one-dayers and five
T20 matches in South Africa, Reuters reports.
"The compacted Ashes series and the World
Test Championship was a heavy load for the group, and we are taking a
conservative approach to the build-up to the World Cup," chief selector
George Bailey said on Friday.
"With the World Cup the priority of the
squad, it was determined on advice that it was best for Steve and Mitchell to
join the group in India by which time we expect them to be fully fit and available
for the Indian ODI series, plus the World Cup warm-up fixture."
Australia will travel to India next month to
play eight limited-overs matches before beginning their ODI World Cup campaign
against the same opponents on Oct. 8 in Chennai.
To fill the void created by Smith's
unavailability, Marnus Labuschagne has been added to Australia's ODI squad for
the matches against South Africa, the country of his birth.
In Starc's absence, fellow left-arm quick
Spencer Johnson, who was picked originally in the T20 squad, is now in
contention to make his debut in both white ball formats.
Australia begin their South Africa tour with the
opening T20 in Durban on Aug. 30.