text: 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.
target: Aaron Finch had surgery on his left hamstring in Melbourne .
  The Australian 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 Australia squad for the Ashes this summer .