After suffering a hip injury, Australia batter Peter Handscomb will be working against the clock to be well in time for the team's tour of India next month
The 31-year-old was playing club cricket in Victoria on Tuesday night when he attempted to play a pull shot and fled
the field injured after collapsing in pain three balls after another pull shot
His right hip's soft tissue damage has since been confirmed by scans, according to a Friday article
Officials are optimistic that Handscomb will be able to travel to India later this month with the Australian squad on the Qantas trip
In Nagpur (February 9–13), New Delhi (February 17–21), Dharamsala (March 1–5)
and Ahmedabad (March 6–9), Australia will play Test matches (March 9-13)
With their star players Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green both recovering from finger injuries, Australia