Sydney:
Australian pace sensation and leading fast bowler Mitchell Starc was hospitalized on Friday following a surgery on a leg wound which required 30 stitches. Starc, 26, had hit headlines after bowling a vicious yorker at a speed of 160.4 kilometres per hour (99.7 mph) in the 2015 Perth Test between Australia and New Zealand.
As per Cricket Australia, the paceman suffered deep lacerations after a severe collision with some training equipment on Thursday and is expected to have his left shin in a brace for up to three weeks to aid his recovery.
"There were no bone fractures or tendon damage to his leg and he underwent surgery to clean the wound and received approximately 30 stitches," Cricket Australia Chief Medical Officer John Orchard said. "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 two to three 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." Australia is all set to host South Africa for a three-Test series, starting in Perth on November 3. Starc, who underwent ankle surgery earlier this year, had performed brilliantly in Sri Lanka with 24 wickets at 15.16 in the losing three-Test series last month.
