It is shocking piece of misfortune for Behrendorff, who is Australia’s reigning T20I player of the year following an excellent last 12 months. He played five matches for Australia on the tours of South Africa and India in 2023 and took eight wickets at 16.50, with an economy rate of just 6.60. He produced a stunning spell in Guwahati in Australia’s only win in the five-match T20I series post the ODI World Cup, taking 1 for 12 from four overs with 17 dots in a game where no other bowler conceded less than eight runs per over and the two sides racked up 447 runs in 40 overs.