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Sunday, July 7, 2019

2019 ICC World Cup in England & Wales May 30 to July 14,2019 - Australia's Usman Khawaja Ruled Out Due to Hamstring Injury,Mathew Wade Called as Replacement

Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the remainder of the ICC World Cup 2019 due to a hamstring injury he suffered in the clash against South Africa. The incident occurred during Australia’s batting against the Proteas, requiring the batsman to retire hurt

Coach Justin Langer confirmed the same and said that Khawaja will be out of action for close to three weeks, which leaves a doubt on his participation in the upcoming Ashes starting August 1, according to news.com.au

"Uzzy (Usman) has got a hamstring strain, so he will be out for three-four weeks which is a real shame. We will have to work hard on getting him up for the Ashes now,” Langer said

Left-arm wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade will replace Khawaja in the squad. Wade, who is currently in the UK with the Australia A team, has been in sensational form having scored 355 runs in four one-day matches on the tour

The injury woes don't end there for the Aussies as there are concerns over Marcus Stoinis' fitness too. The all-rounder suffered a side strain in the match versus South Africa

This is the second time in the tournament that he has suffered a niggle. He suffered a side strain in Australia’s loss to India, but was cleared to play the match eventually

Australia previously had called Peter Handscomb as a cover for Shaun Marsh, who was injured while facing Pat Cummins in the nets.

Australia's squad

Aaron Finch (c), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.

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