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Callum Vidler ruled out of Australia A’s tour of India

Pioneer News Service

Queensland fast bowler Callum Vidler was on Monday ruled out of Australia A’s upcoming white-ball tour of India due to a partial stress fracture, adding to the growing list of injured pacers from Down Under. The 19-year-old joins Test captain Pat Cummins, Lance Morris and Brody Couch on the sidelines, further depleting Australia’s fast-bowling stocks ahead of the tour. The series between the A teams of the two countries start on September 30. Vidler’s last appearance in professional cricket was in the Sheffield Shield 2024-25 final against South Australia in March when he picked up five wickets in a losing cause.  “Callum experienced some back pain during training and promptly reported it. Unfortunately, the scans came back confirming a stress fracture so he will spend some time recovering and then start a rehab plan,” said Queensland general manager of high performance Joe Dawes.