Australia 's World Cup-winning batsman Aaron Finch has had surgery on his left hamstring and will be sidelined for up to three months . The pugnacious opener , captain of Australia 's Twenty20 team , sustained the injury playing for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and returned to Melbourne to have the operation on Tuesday . 'Aaron had scans that confirmed a high grade hamstring injury , ' Cricket Australia team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said on Wednesday . Australian batsman Aaron Finch faces three months out of action after surgery on his hamstring . Finch was part of Australia 's World Cup-winning side and was injured while playing in the IPL . 'As such , Aaron was assessed by a surgeon who felt that he would have a better outcome with surgery . Aaron subsequently had surgery yesterday that has gone well . 'Aaron will now commence his rehabilitation and we expect that rehabilitation to take up to 12 weeks . ' Finch has never played Test cricket and was not included in the Australia squad for June 's series in West Indies or the Ashes tour which follows . The 28-year-old was scheduled to join English county side Yorkshire at the end of May .
Aaron Finch had surgery on his left hamstring in Australia . The Melbournen opener is set to be out for up to three months . Finch picked up the injury while playing in the Indian Premier League . The 28-year-old was due to join Yorkshire at the end of May . Finch not named in Melbourne squad for the Ashes this summer .