Hazlewood to Miss Early T20 World Cup Matches for Rehab

• Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will not join the squad for the initial T20 World Cup matches in Sri Lanka.
• He will continue his rehabilitation in Sydney for an unspecified injury, delaying his arrival.
• Nathan Ellis, Tim David, and Glenn Maxwell have already arrived in Colombo to join the team.
• Australia's preliminary games begin February 11 against Ireland in Colombo and Pallekele.
• Pat Cummins was previously ruled out of the entire tournament due to a back injury, replaced by Ben Dwarshuis; Sean Abbott joins as a travelling reserve.

Why It Matters: Josh Hazlewood will miss the early T20 World Cup games to continue his injury rehabilitation in Sydney.