He is playing his first tournament since suffering serious injuries in a car accident in December 2022 that kept him out of last year's IPL as well as the 50-overs World Cup in India
England's Ballance ruled out of third Test with fractured finger
England batsman Gary Ballance has been ruled out of next week's third Test against South Africa after fracturing his left index finger, the English Cricket Board said in a statement.
Published : 19 July 2017, 04:33 PM
Updated : 19 July 2017, 04:33 PM
The Yorkshire player saw a hand surgeon in Leeds on Tuesday after suffering the injury in the second Test at Trent Bridge, which South Africa won by 340 runs to level the series 1-1 with two matches remaining.
The left-hander will be monitored by England's medical team and could be ready for next month's final Test at Old Trafford, after the third Test at the Oval starting on July 27.
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