Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood set to be named in Australia's T20 World Cup squad despite injury concerns

New Delhi: Experienced Australia duo of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are set to be named in team's provisional T20 World Cup squad despite injuries, it was announced on Monday. Head coach of Australia Andrew McDonald confirmed the development saying that Cummins would have to undergo another scan of his back in about a month's time which is expected to clear the picture.

It is only after the result of the final scan that Cricket Australia would be able to take a final call in his availability for the showpiece event which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7. 'Pat will have a scan, I think in another four weeks, so that'll give us the information then on where he's at for the World Cup. He'll be named in the squad of 15, and then we'll get that information as to where he's at,' McDonald said.

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Cummins has been hit with an injury since months. The senior Australian player suffered a lumber stress injury back in July and since then played just a single international match. After missing the first two Ashes games, Cummins returned from a back stress injury for the third Test match in Adelaide claiming six wickets as the Aussies clinched the game to retain the Ashes.

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After an impactful performance in the third match, Cummins withdrew from the remainder of the series so as to avoid any further complication keeping in mind the forthcoming big events. On the other hand, Hazlewood missed the entire Ashes series due to hamstring and Achilles injuries that have kept the 34-year-old bowler away from international assignments troubling him.

But Hazlewood is currently undergoing a strict rehabilitation program and is likely to be fit by February ahead of the marquee tournament. Before his injury, the fast bowler starred in the white-ball series against India, giving a major boost to Australia. The head coach also confirmed that he has returned to bowling and has been practicing hard.