Australia’s limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch has undergone surgery to heal his knee injury. He suffered a cartilage tear in his right knee during the fifth and final T20 International against West Indies.
Aaron Finch took to his social media account to share the update regarding his knee injury. He posted a picture on Instagram right before his surgery and wrote, “Just about to go in and get the old knee fixed up!!”
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After injuring his knee in the fifth T20I against West Indies, Finch was ruled out of the entire series and also the following Bangladesh tour. Alex Carey led the Australian team in his absence in the one-dayers against West Indies, while Matthew Wade led them in the T20Is against Bangladesh. Australia managed to draw the ODI series against West Indies but failed disastrously against Bangladesh. They lost the five-match T20I series 4-1.
Aaron Finch likely to stay away from the game for 10 weeks
Aaron Finch returned back home from the Caribbean and underwent surgery after completing the mandatory two-week quarantine. Cricket Australia released a statement saying that Finch had a successful operation on Thursday. He will take 8-10 weeks to recover from the injury.
“His recovery is expected to take 8-10 weeks meaning he should be available for the opening games of the World Cup in mid-October,” the statement said as quoted by the Espncricinfo.
Aaron Finch surgery on his right knee successful, recovery expected to take 8-10 weeks.
Certainly cutting it close to be available in the T20 World Cup.— Menners 🎙 (@amenners) August 13, 2021
The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 will kickstart on October 17. The Super 12 stage will begin its following week. Australia is in Group 1 alongside England, South Africa, West Indies, and two teams from the qualifiers. The Australian skipper Aaron Finch, is running against time to get fit before the ICC T20 World Cup in UAE.
