Australia Test hopeful all-rounder Cameron Green suffered a concussion while bowling after a rasping straight drive from Jasprit Bumrah struck him on the head during the warm-up game against India here on Friday.
Bowling his second spell of the day, the 21-year-old was unable to react in time when Bumrah’s full-blooded drive slipped through his palms and struck him on the right side of the head.
The all-rounder immediately went down. After being examined for a couple of minutes by the medical team, Green was back on his feet as he walked off the field for further assessment. Batsman Patrick Rowe has been named his concussion substitute.
Green is primed for a Test debut after scoring an unbeaten 125 for Australia A in their first practice match against India. In the same match, another Test hopeful, batsman Will Pucovski, suffered a concussion after being struck on the helmet by pacer Kartik Tyagi.
Opener David Warner, nursing a groin injury, has been ruled out of the first Test, which would be a Day-Night affair in Adelaide.