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Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood is set to return to competitive cricket after recently regaining full fitness. He has joined the Sydney Sixers till the end of the onbgoing Big Bash League (BBL) season as a supplementary contracted player. A supplementary contract is given to the players who are contracted to Cricket Australia and may only be available for limited games in the tournament.
The 34-year-old had last featured in the tournament in the 2019/20 season where he had played five games for the Sixers. He has previously played a total of four seasons in the BBL and has only featured for the Sixers. He has racked up 26 wickets in 19 games in the tournament, maintaining an economy-rate of 7.54.
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Hazlewood will be joining the team that consists of the likes of Babar Azam, Moises Henriques, Hayden Kerr and more. The pacer has been on the sidelines for quite some time now and has missed the ongoing Ashes series in its entirety. He had first sustained a hamstring injury at first that had seen him miss out on the first Test in Perth.
Achilles injury keeps Hazlewood out of action
Though Hazlewood was expected to return to the team for the second Test in Brisbane, he was eventually ruled out due to an achilles issue. The injury kept him out of the remainder of the series against England and he continued with the rehabilitation process. The pacer will now be aiming to make his international return in the 2026 T20 World Cup that will commence from February 7. He has been named in Australia's provisional squad for the mega tournament despite injury concerns.
Sixers' average season so far
Meanwhile, Hazlewood will massively strengthen the Sixers' bowling attack as he joins them for the remainder of the season. The team is currently fourth on the BBL standings with six points from as many games. It remains to be seen if they will go on to make the playoffs or not.
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