Injured Australia captain Aaron Finch has avoided surgery and is racing the clock to be fit for April's Twenty20 World Cup.
Cricket Australia said it would not be able to determine Finch's World Cup availability until the weeks before the tournament in India after scans revealed a "moderate grade" injury to his left hamstring.
The big-hitting opener was hurt on Friday night while running between wickets in the second T20 international against India in Melbourne.
"This is not a recurrence of the previous hamstring injury that required surgery in April 2015," CA sports medicine manager Alex Kountouris said.
"Although this current injury doesn't require surgery, there is a period of rehabilitation required before he can resume playing.
"We are aiming to have Aaron fit for the ICC World T20 in India but will have better idea about his fitness for that tournament in the coming weeks once we see how he responds to treatment and a rehabilitation program."
Usman Khawaja has been called up to replace Finch for Australia's ODI tour of New Zealand, which starts on Wednesday.
Finch hobbled off the MCG in Friday night's Twenty20 clash, having been run out on 74 as Australia crashed to a 27-run defeat against India.
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