Steve Smith set to play in IPL, Aaron Finch on track to recover in time for T20 World Cup

Smith
had
given
the
tours
of
the
Caribbean
and
Bangladesh
a
miss
due
to
a
left
elbow
injury,
which
had
been
troubling
him
since
last
year.

However,
he
has
been
recovering
well
with
the
32-year-old
batting
in
the
nets
for
an
hour
at
a
time
at
New
South
Wales’ training
and
is
set
to
be
available
for
the
resumption
of
the
IPL,
according
to
cricket.com.au.

The
IPL,
which
had
been
suspended
in
May
due
to
multiple
COVID-19
cases
in
its
bio-bubble,
has
since
been
rescheduled
to
complete
the
remaining
games
between
September
19
and
October
15
in
the
UAE,
finishing
just
two
days
before
the
T20
World
Cup
which
has
also
been
relocated
to
the
region
from
India.