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'RCB ke fans ki hay lagi hogi isko' - Fans react as Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Test Championship final due to injury

Here's how fans reacted after Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the Test Championship final against India dur to injury.

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Josh Hazlewood (Source - Twitter)

Josh Hazlewood (Source - Twitter)

India and Australia will compete in the Test Championship's final game in London. However, ahead of the match, Australia suffered a significant setback as Josh Hazlewood, the team's fast bowler is ruled out of the mega contest. He is having issues due to the injury, which was informed and posted on the apex cricket body's official website. Hazlewood has been replaced on the Australian team by Michael Neser. Neser has represented Australia in two Tests and two ODIs.

Hazlewood sustained an injury during the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2023. He participated in the league and was playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The team's inability to play could also be a setback. Neser will join the team now that Hazlewood has been let go.

Josh Hazlewood played only 3 matches in IPL 2023

Notably, Hazlewood only participated in three games of the IPL 2023. He picked up three wickets during this but after that, he was unable to participate in the competition. At Wankhede Stadium, Hazlewood participated in his 3rd and last IPL game of the season against the Mumbai Indians (MI). He bowled 3 overs during this game and leaked 32 runs but failed to pick up a single wicket. He bowled well against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by taking 2 wickets for 15 runs and also manage to pick up a wicket against Delhi Capitals.

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Steve Smith (Vice-Captain), Mitchell Starc, David Warner

Standby players: Mitch Marsh, Matthew Renshaw

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk)

Standby players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav

Here's how fans reacted:

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