IND vs AUS | Josh Hazlewood to miss Nagpur Test owing to Achilles niggle

"Not sure about the first Test. It's still a few days away but it's sneaking up pretty quickly. The second one is obviously straight after as well. So, we'll play it by ear over the next week and next few days and hopefully, Tuesday goes well," Hazlewood also stated before Australia's final session at the KSCA Stadium to Cricbuzz.

Hazlewood has been plagued with an injury very often in recent times. He has played only four Tests in the last two series and wasn’t able to play more than one game in a series. The pacer played the opening Test against West Indies during Australia’s home summer but missed the next three matches with a side strain. The latest blow came during the Sydney Test against South Africa where the paceman is believed to have injured his Achilles in a rain-affected encounter. 

With Starc already set to miss the game and Hazlewood added to the list of injured members of the squad, Scott Boland is likely to get his overseas Test debut with an experience of six Test matches in the home country. Lance Morris is another option for the visitors and they can also opt for him if the team decides to play with three pacers. Hazlewood backed both the bowlers hinting on the possibility that either of them can fill his spot in the team.