Australia player Cameron Green has been ruled out of the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy and he will be sidelined for 6 months as he decided to take up the option of undergoing surgery after scans found a ‘unique issue’ that was worsening his back injury as well. Cricket Australia released a statement on October 14, Monday, announcing that he will not be part of the upcoming 5-match Test series against India.

However, Cameron Green had reported lower back pain during Australia’s tour of the UK and the scans revealed a stress fracture as well. The surgery and the subsequent recovery period also mean that he will miss the Test tour of Sri Lanka in February and the ICC Champions Trophy as well. Additionally, his participation in the next Indian Premier League season is not certain too.

“Green reported lower back pain during September’s tour of the UK, with subsequent scans revealing a stress fracture. While stress fractures are not uncommon in fast bowlers, a statement from Cricket Australia said Green had a ‘unique defect in an adjacent area to the fracture that is believed to be contributing to the injury’.”

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“No further details on the nature of the “unique defect” were provided,” read the statement from Cricket.com.au.

However, after a week of evaluations and consultations, Cameron Green decided to undergo the same type of surgery that had revitalised the careers of several fast bowlers as well. This procedure has helped players like Australian pacers James Pattinson, Jason Behrendorff, and Ben Dwarshuis, and India’s Jasprit Bumrah.

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However, Green’s withdrawal would be important. He came in the No.4 spot in Tests and this helped Steve Smith to open the batting along with Usman Khawaja. Green’s overs with the ball also helped the team to become WTC champions. With Mitchell Marsh also not being in good form with the ball, Australia would now need to find another option with the ball during the upcoming Tests against India.