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Australia all-rounder Aaron Hardie has been ruled out of the Australia A tour of India due to a shoulder injury. He will miss both the four-day matches starting September 16 in Lucknow and the subsequent one-dayers in Kanpur. Victorian all-rounder Will Sutherland, already part of the one-day squad, will replace Hardie for the second four-day game. This injury adds to Australia's growing pace bowling concerns heading into the new season.

Key Points: Aaron Hardie Ruled Out of India A Series With Shoulder Injury

  • Will Sutherland replaces Hardie for second four-day game in Lucknow
  • Hardie struggled in recent T20I and ODI series against West Indies
  • Queensland teenager Callum Vidler also ruled out with stress fracture
  • Injury list includes Pat Cummins with lumbar bone stress issue
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Aaron Hardie to miss India A series due to shoulder injury

Australia all-rounder Aaron Hardie misses India A tour due to shoulder injury, further depleting the team's pace-bowling options ahead of the domestic summer.

"Hardie's injury adds to a growing list of players sidelined heading into the season. - ESPNcricinfo"

New Delhi, September 11

Australia all-rounder Aaron Hardie has been ruled out of the Australia A tour of India due to a shoulder injury, further depleting the team's pace-bowling options, as per ESPNcricinfo.

He will miss the four-day matches against India A, which start on September 16 in Lucknow, followed by the three one-dayers in Kanpur. Victorian all-rounder Will Sutherland, who was already part of the one-day squad, will replace Hardie for the second four-day game in Lucknow, while a replacement for the one-day team will be announced later.

Hardie featured in the recent T20I and ODI series against West Indies and South Africa, but he struggled against them and had not been selected for the New Zealand tour for three T20Is, instead being included in the A squad.

Though an all-rounder rather than a specialist bowler, Hardie's injury adds to a growing list of players sidelined heading into the season.

After Hardie, Queensland teenager Callum Vidler became the latest to join the list, which has ruled them out of Australia's A white-ball tour of India and the start of the domestic summer due to a partial stress fracture.

After the Australia ODI and Test, captain Pat Cummins developed a lumbar bone stress in his lower back, and Lance Morris is undergoing back surgery; there were speculations about fast-tracking Vidler. He was in contention to play in the white-ball part of Australia A's tour of India later this month.

Updated Australia: A four-day squad- Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Fergus O'Neill, Oliver Peake, Josh Philippe, Corey Rocchiccioli, Liam Scott, Will Sutherland (second game only), Henry Thornton

Updated Australia A one-day squad: Cooper Connolly, Harry Dixon, Jack Edwards, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Todd Murphy, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Lachie Shaw, Tom Straker, Will Sutherland, Henry Thornton (one to be added).

- ANI

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Priya S
Injuries are never good to see, but this gives our young Indian players a better chance to showcase their talent against slightly weakened opposition. Hope Hardie recovers soon though!
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Arjun K
Australia's pace bowling depth is really being tested. With Cummins, Morris, and now Hardie out, they might struggle on Indian pitches which demand quality spin options anyway.
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Sarah B
As an Aussie fan living in Delhi, this is disappointing news. Hardie was one to watch for the future. Hope the medical team gives him proper recovery time - shoulder injuries can be tricky.
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Vikram M
Lucknow and Kanpur pitches will be spinning tracks anyway. Australian pace bowlers would have had limited impact. Our spin department should dominate this series! 🏏
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Michael C
While this might seem like an advantage for India A, I hope our selectors don't get complacent. We need to test our bench strength against the best possible opposition, even if they're missing some players.

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