England big-hitter Bairstow ruled out of T20 World Cup
England will be without Jonny Bairstow for the Twenty20 World Cup after the batsman suffered a freak injury while playing golf.
Bairstow has been in stunning form for England in 2022 and was named in their T20 World Cup squad on Friday.
Yet he will now miss the series-deciding Test against South Africa and the tournament in Australia after sustaining what the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) described as a "lower limb injury".
England's statement confirmed Bairstow had suffered the injury while playing golf in Leeds on Friday, in what they labelled "a freak accident".
twitter:1565715939311624195Bairstow will see a specialist next week but was immediately ruled out of action for the foreseeable future.
Ben Duckett has been called up in his place for the Test match against South Africa, while England will name a replacement in their World Cup squad in due course.
Bairstow has been England's standout performer this year, scoring 1,344 runs across all formats, hitting five Test centuries in the process.
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