Australian batter Matt Renshaw is doubtful for the remaining days of the primary Take a look at towards India after struggling a knee harm forward of Day 2.
Renshaw has been despatched off for scans and was noticed within the Australian dressing room with a compression bandage round his proper knee.
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He was additionally seen icing the knee as sub fielder Ashton Agar took his place within the area.
“I do not know the way extreme it’s nevertheless it’s not an awesome signal that he isn’t on the sector,” former Australian star Mark Waugh mentioned on commentary.
“I hear that he is been taken to the hospital for precautionary scans or X-rays, in order that’s the very last thing Australia wants, one other harm to considered one of their gamers and top-order batsmen.”
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Renshaw was chosen forward of in-form Australian star Travis Head in one of many largest choice shocks in current reminiscence after Head dominated the Australian residence summer time towards South Africa and West Indies.
However the shock name appears to have backfired, with Renshaw having been dismissed for a golden duck on Day 1 earlier than his present knee criticism.
It continues a string of poor luck for the 26-year-old, whose unlucky historical past of unavailability by sickness or harm is rising.
He was sidelined from the 2017 Sydney Take a look at towards Pakistan – a match during which he made his profession prime rating of 184 – after being struck within the helmet whereas fielding at brief leg.
He was then pressured to retire harm simply months later throughout Australia’s final tour of India when he acquired a abdomen bug in Pune.
The next 12 months, the left-hander missed the primary Take a look at towards Pakistan within the UAE with concussion, opening the door for Head to determine himself within the facet, and Renshaw was not seen at Take a look at degree for an additional 5 years.
When he ultimately did lastly break again into the facet earlier this 12 months in Sydney for the New Yr’s Take a look at, he examined optimistic to COVID-19 on Day 1, however nonetheless performed the sport.
