Josh Hazlewood

Personal background

Josh Reginald Hazlewood was born on 8 January 1991 in Tamworth, New South Wales. Cricket Australia lists him at 196cm, a left-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler; ESPNcricinfo describes the same 1.96m fast-medium profile. His early public sporting identity was shaped in country New South Wales, where he became the youngest fast bowler selected by the state at 17.

Question: How old is Josh Hazlewood? Answer: He was born on 8 January 1991 in Tamworth, New South Wales. The retained profiles provide the birth date; age changes with the calendar, so the birth date is the durable fact.

Professional journey

Hazlewood’s route ran from New South Wales development cricket to Australia’s three international formats and major franchise competitions. He made his ODI debut against England in 2010, his T20I debut in 2013 and his Test debut against India in Brisbane in 2014. The Test arrival was immediate evidence of his method: ESPNcricinfo records a five-wicket haul in his first innings.

Question: When did Josh Hazlewood make his international debut? Answer: His first international match was Australia’s ODI against England at Southampton on 22 June 2010. He later debuted in T20Is on 13 February 2013 and Tests on 17 December 2014.

Playing career and statistics

Hazlewood has built a format-spanning career with Australia, New South Wales and franchise sides including Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Cricket Australia connects him to CSK’s 2021 IPL title, Australia’s 2021 T20 World Cup and 2023 ODI World Cup wins. ESPNcricinfo records 22 wickets in RCB’s 2025 IPL title campaign.

Question: What are Josh Hazlewood’s stats? Answer: The ESPNcricinfo career table accessed on 8 November 2026 displays 81 Tests and 313 wickets, 99 ODIs and 148 wickets, and 60 T20Is and 79 wickets. These are format-specific page snapshots, not a forecast and not a claim that every database updates at the same time.

Question: What was Josh Hazlewood’s IPL contribution? Answer: The reviewed sources establish the 2021 title with Chennai Super Kings and 22 wickets for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in its 2025 first-title campaign; they do not justify a speculative current franchise total.

Playing style

Hazlewood’s bowling is built around repeatable accuracy outside off stump and the steep bounce created by his 196cm frame. That profile is closer to pressure through sequence than to one-off speed: a batter is repeatedly asked to play at a disciplined channel while the bounce changes the margin for error. ESPNcricinfo also credits the influence of Glenn McGrath and notes that Hazlewood developed variations and off-pace deliveries that improved his T20 value. The result is a bowler whose control can travel across formats, provided workload and fitness are managed.

Setbacks and comebacks

Injuries have repeatedly shaped Hazlewood’s availability. ESPN reported in May 2025 that a calf injury and side strain had cost him parts of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Sri Lanka Test tour and the Champions Trophy, while a shoulder niggle then threatened his IPL return. In August 2026, the ICC described a nearly 13-month Test absence caused by a hamstring injury followed by an Achilles problem; Hazlewood prepared with bowling simulations before returning to Test cricket.

Question: What happened with Josh Hazlewood’s injury? Answer: The reviewed public record describes separate, dated interruptions rather than one undifferentiated injury: calf and side problems in the 2024–25 period, a shoulder niggle during IPL 2025, then a hamstring strain and Achilles soreness before the 2026 T20 World Cup. The Olympics.com report says he was ruled out of that tournament; this profile does not infer a current medical condition beyond later public match evidence.

Post-playing work and current status

Hazlewood has not retired in the reviewed record. The ICC player page lists a 2026 last match, and Cricket Australia’s profile carries October 2026 Australia coverage, so the appropriate description is an active player rather than a post-playing figure. No reliable source in this dossier establishes a coaching, broadcasting or administrative career after cricket. Future selection, fitness and franchise availability remain matters for later dated updates.

Public ventures

The reviewed Cricket Australia, ICC, ESPNcricinfo, ESPN and Olympics.com sources focus on Hazlewood’s playing career, performance and fitness. They do not establish a verified business, foundation, ownership stake, salary or endorsement that belongs in this biography. That is a source-scope limitation, not proof that no private or commercial activity exists. Net-worth estimates are omitted because the dossier has no reliable evidence for them.