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Aaron Finch facing three months out after hamstring surgery

Aaron Finch of Australia bats during the One Day International match between Australia and India
Image: Aaron Finch: Australia batsman might not get a chance to play for Yorkshire

Australia batsman Aaron Finch's availability for Yorkshire is in doubt after he was ruled out for three months following hamstring surgery.

The destructive right-hander should be fit for Australia's limited overs series with England in August, which follows the Ashes series, but he is out of the rest of the Indian Premier League and might not be able to take up his contract with the county champions.

Yorkshire were hoping, even when Finch conceded he would have to sit out the remainder of the IPL after suffering the injury earlier this month playing for the Mumbai Indians, that he would be able to join them by the end of May.

But Wednesday's update from Cricket Australia has ended that prospect, and the likelihood is Finch will not be ready until the Blast knockout stages, should Yorkshire progress that far.

CA physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said: "After returning to Australia injured from the IPL, Aaron had scans that confirmed a high grade hamstring injury.

"As such, Aaron was assessed by a surgeon who felt that he would have a better outcome with surgery.

"Aaron subsequently had surgery yesterday that has gone well. He will now commence his rehabilitation, and we expect that rehabilitation to take up to 12 weeks."

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Finch himself sounded optimistic on Twitter, post-operation, when he told his followers: "Finished up having surgery on my hammy, one night in hospital but it all seemed to go very well."

Yorkshire's overseas plans this season have already been changed, with India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara currently taking that position after Younus Khan was recalled to the Pakistan squad, and they will now look for a short-term replacement for Finch.

Finch's fellow World Cup winner Glenn Maxwell is still on course to join them, after the end of the IPL next month, and New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson is due to arrive again for the late stages of the championship summer.

Director of cricket Martyn Moxon said: "It is disappointing news for Aaron and for us. We were hoping he would be with us in May, but that is not going to happen.

"Plans are in place to fill the void that Aaron will leave. We hope we can get this sorted sooner rather than later, and remain confident we'll find a replacement for the LV= County Championship and the NatWest T20 Blast."

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