Josh Reginald Hazlewood (born 8 January 1991) is an Australian international

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er. He is a pace bowler known for his accuracy and has been compared to former Australian paceman Glenn McGrath. He has captained Australia in a ODI and served as a Test vice-captain after the 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal. Hazlewood currently ranks no. 12 in ODI, no. 20 in T20I and no. 4 in Test in the ICC Men's Player Rankings. He won multiple ICC tournaments with the Australian team: the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Early career

Hazlewood was raised in the small country town of Bendemeer, New South Wales, situated 40 km north of Tamworth. He is the younger son of Trevor and Anne Hazlewood, having an older brother and sister.As a youngster he moved to Sydney in order to play Sydney Grade Cricket for the St George Cricket Club. He would frequently engage with his older brother in fierce backyard cricket matches, and by the age of 12 was already playing for Tamworth against adult men. Growing up, Hazlewood was a supporter of National Rugby League team the Newcastle Knights. Hazlewood was selected for

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at the age of 17, making him the youngest paceman to represent the state. His first-class debut was at the

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against the touring

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side in November 2008. Hazlewood also became the youngest to make his

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debut for

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on 22 June 2010. A right arm fast bowler, he has also played for Australia Under-19s and was the youngest member of Australia's squad for the 2008 Under-19 World Cup.

T20 franchise career

Domestically, Hazlewood has played for

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side the

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. In February 2020, in the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the

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ahead of the

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. In the 2022

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Mega auction, Josh Hazlewood was bought by the

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for ₹7.75 crores.He was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore when they won their maiden IPL title in 2025. He finished as the team's top wicket taker.

International career

He bowled 7 overs on his

debut and picked up one wicket for 41 runs. He made his

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debut vs West Indies on 13 February 2013 and picked up 1–36 in 4 overs. He picked career best figures of 4–30 in a T20 vs England. He made his Test match debut against India at the

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, commonly known as

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on 17 December 2014. He took 5 wickets in the first innings, conceding 68 runs. He was a part of the Australian squad for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup and played a part in their triumph, picking up 4 wickets against

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in the quarter-finals. In November 2015, Hazlewood became the first player to achieve the player of the match award in a day-night Test match. In this match against New Zealand, he took the first wicket in day-night Test by having

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leg before wicket. He also took the first five-wicket haul in day-night Test cricket history with the figures of 6 for 70, en route to reaching 50 career wickets in just his 12th Test, faster than

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, Glenn McGrath and

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. In January 2017, Hazlewood recorded an unusual innings in the first ODI against New Zealand. He had a 26-minute long 54-run tenth wicket partnership with

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without facing a single ball. He was

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at the non-striker's end with Australia falling just seven runs short of a win and he became the first player to be dismissed for a diamond duck in a partnership of over fifty runs. This was Hazlewood's first ODI dismissal, setting the record for the most ODI matches played without being dismissed (33), a record he had overtaken in December 2016 after his 28th ODI. Hazlewood picked up nine wickets in the

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that year while topping the ICC ODI bowlers' rankings. In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by

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for the 2018–19 season. In July 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the

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in England. Hazlewood played in 4 of the 5 matches of the series, taking 20 wickets at an average of 21.85. On 16 July 2020, Hazlewood was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the

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. On 14 August 2020,

confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Hazelwood included in the touring party. Hazlewood took his 200th Test wicket against India in the first Test of Border–Gavaskar Trophy series 2020–21. He is Australia's 8th highest Test wicket taker as of 25 April 2024. In August 2021, Hazlewood was named in Australia's squad for the

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. In 2021 after the T20 World Cup, he became the first bowler to be ranked among the top 10 in all three formats (Test, ODI, T20) in ICC rankings. Hazlewood was selected in Australia's squad in the

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, where he only played the first test match in Brisbane, taking three wickets and two catches. He was named as stand-in captain for a rested

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during the second ODI against England in November 2022. In May 2024, he was named in Australia’s squad for the

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tournament.

Achievements

* ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year: 2015 * ICC Men's Test Team of the Year: 2015 * ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year: 2021 * five-wicket hauls

References

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