How a text from Jasprit Bumrah helped Cameron Green through his back injury

Australia’s all-rounder Cameron Green is set to make his return to the national team after recovering from a back injury. The talented right-hander had earlier revealed that he received unexpected yet heartfelt support from India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah before surgery, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.

“He (Bumrah) was in the middle of a Test match in India. Just a few things like that are really special and make you feel a lot better about it. To get someone like him to reach out and then to watch him during the summer, to see how good he is obviously post-surgery, filled me with a lot of confidence,” Green was quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

Ahead of the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa, Green will be featuring as a specialist batsman and is expected to put on a big score for Australia. Having played for Gloucestershire in the County Championship Division, the 26-year-old garnered 467 runs in five matches, including three centuries and a half-century.

He looked for support and advice from players who had been in his shoes, including Ben Dwarshuis and Western Australian teammate Jason Behrendorff.

“The silver lining to having four back injuries is I have got four chances only to be a batter. I felt like my game`s always been good around those periods. I am always going to keep bowling, but you are so much more relaxed [with] half a game to worry about. When you are bowling and batting, there is so much more you have to do, bowling-wise to keep yourself fit and ready to play. It does take away from batting. So, certainly, just batting is nice,” said Cameron Green.

If Australia manage to secure a comfortable victory against South Africa, they will then become the first-ever team to retain their WTC mace. Josh Hazlewood, who has been enjoying his rich vein in form, will be a top player to watch out for from Australia`s dugout.

Australia squad for WTC final: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Beau Webster, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann. Travelling reserve: Brendan Doggett.

(With ANI Inputs)

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