Mike Hussey Confirmed As Bollinger' Replacement

New Delhi: The ICC has confirmed the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has approved Mike Hussey as a replacement player for the injured Doug Bollinger in the Australia squad for the tournament.

The confirmation was conveyed to Cricket Australia on behalf of the committee. Hussey will replace Bollinger who injured his left ankle earlier in the tournament, Bollinger has already returned to Australia.

Any injury-based replacement requires a written submission to the event technical committee along with a diagnosis from a medical practitioner as to the extent of the injury. Once replaced, a player may not return to the squad save as an approved subsequent replacement for another player.

35-year-old Hussey, a left-handed batsman from Perth, has played in 151 ODIs in which he has scored 4,469 runs at an average of 51.96.

Bollinger is the 13th player to be replaced in the tournament.

As with all players in the tournament, the eligibility of a replacement player is subject to approval by the ICC before that player can be officially added to the squad.

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 consists of David Richardson (ICC, chairman), Prof. Ratnakar Shetty (Tournament Director), Campbell Jamieson (IDI representative), Anil Kumble (host nominee), David Lloyd (independent nomination) and Sanjay Manjrekar (independent nomination).