Calcutta: Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz is to undergo surgery on his injured shoulder in a bid to return to fitness in time for the World Cup, Cricket Australia said on Sunday, according to a media release.        

The off-spinner, dropped from the team for the Ashes series, capped a miserable summer when he dislocated his shoulder fielding in the second one-day International against England on Friday.       

“Nathan Hauritz will have arthroscopic surgery of his shoulder joint in Melbourne,” team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said in a statement. “This is a small procedure that we hope will give him the best opportunity to be available for the ... World Cup.

“He will then have a period of intense rehabilitation and attempt to return to training in the coming weeks if we feel this is appropriate.       

“His availability for the World Cup will depend on his progress through this rehabilitation.”