Steve Smith to undergo elbow surgery before end of ban

Hopes were high in the Australian cricket team’s dressing room as they were expecting captain and vice-captain duo of Steve Smith and David Warner to return to the national setup in the coming months. However, the Australian team and fans have been dealt a huge blow as news of an impending surgery on Smith’s right elbow was made public.

Reports in Cricket Australia suggested that the 29-year-old is set to go under the knife to repair a ligament in his right elbow on Tuesday and is expected to be in a brace for six weeks. The right-handed batsman, who is currently serving a one-year ban, will also require extensive rehabilitation after the surgery.

This meant that Smith will still be under rehab and low of match practice ahead of his re-entry into international cricket when his ban for the ball-tampering scandal ends on March 28. The Australian team have two tough assignments in England post that, their ODI World Cup and the Ashes series.

Earlier this week, Smith had dropped out of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament after having played just two matches due to the elbow injury he sustained.

“Smith has suffered an elbow injury. We are not sure how he picked it up, but the last two days he could not bat in training due to the problem.

“He had an MRI test here but the result was not very clear. He sent the report to Australian physicians who advised him to return home immediately,” ” Comilla Victorians’ head coach Mohammad Salahuddin had told AFP.

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