Scans confirm Handscomb hip injury

Peter Handscomb is in an attempt to beat the odds to go on his first Australian Test visit in quite a while after filters affirmed a hip injury. Handscomb was harmed on Tuesday night while playing club cricket in Victoria, when he was hit endeavoring to play a force shot. He kept batting, however imploded in torment three balls later in the wake of hitting one more draw went for six. Filters have since affirmed delicate tissue harm in his right hip. Authorities are certain Handscomb will be fit to leave with the Australian group to India toward the finish of this current month. Australia as of now have different worries in their camp, with Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green both nursing finger wounds. Starc will miss the main Test in Nagpur on February 9 and fly to India subsequently, while Green is confident of playing in the series opener. Handscomb's most obvious opportunity with regards to a Test review is probably going to be on the off chance that he is passed fit for the principal match and Green doesn't recuperate in time. Helping Handscomb out is the reality he is a right-hander, and could separate the line of left-handers in the center request. He was as of late added to Australia's crew for the last Test against South Africa when Marcus Harris was delivered for the BBL. "He merits his place back in the crew," public selector George Bailey said. "His homegrown structure has major areas of strength for been and Pete has demonstrated he can perform at Test level. His experience against turn on the subcontinent is significant and he is additionally an uncommonly decent near the-wicket catcher."