Young all-rounder Steve Smith will have surgery next week to fix an ankle injury which has bothered him throughout the Australian cricket season.
It means the 21-year-old, who made his international debut in all three forms of the game last year, is expected to miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) season with new franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
But the setback is not expected to keep him out of Australia's next tour, of Sri Lanka, which is almost four months away.
"Steve has had long-standing minor left ankle pain during the Australian summer," team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said.
"Now is considered an opportune time to have surgery on the ankle.
"That will take place next week so he can adequately prepare for upcoming Australian cricket."
The leg spinner and middle-order batsman played in three Ashes Tests during the summer, as well as the Twenty20 and one-day series against England and the World Cup.
He was also part of the Australian team which completed a 3-0 clean sweep of its one-day series against Bangladesh with a win in Dhaka on Wednesday night.
- AAP
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