Cricket Australia have pulled Aaron Hardie out of an abroad stint with Surrey for the northern hemisphere summer time.
The determination might present a clue into the selectors’ considering for the T20 World Cup although the English-born participant has to date met with restricted success within the worldwide space.
The 25-year-old allrounder had signed to function in three first-class four-day County Championship fixtures and the whole lot of the T20 Vitality Blast group section however will now not journey.
He would have gone to England in May and stayed till the tip of July.
The T20 World Cup in USA and the Caribbean runs June 1-29.
Hardy performed a key function within the Perth Scorchers’ Big Bash marketing campaign, together with captaining the aspect, earlier than taking over the West Indies in white-ball fixtures earlier this yr.
Later this week, he’ll signify Western Australia within the Sheffield Shield ultimate.
Surrey stated in a press release that “after a busy year, Cricket Australia have now decided to give him a longer period of rest and therefore he will not be available for Surrey.”
Surrey’s director of cricket, Alec Stewart, obtained a private name from Hardie and accepted the choice.
“Whilst we are obviously very disappointed that Aaron will not be joining the team this summer, I respect the decision of Cricket Australia and wish Aaron the very best,” the previous England captain stated.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
