Lithgow’s Lachlan Sharp is set to make his Australia debut at the World League Final in India on Friday.
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To make the occasion even more special, the young gun has been handed Jamie Dwyer’s famous number one shirt.
Big shoes to fill without a doubt.
The number one was last worn by Australia’s most decorated player Dwyer who retired after the Rio Olympics in 2016.
“I’ll be wearing the number one following after the famous Jamie Dwyer, hopefully I can do it some justice,” Sharp said.
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Sharp said it was a childhood dream to represent the Kookaburras.
“I was overwhelmed when I found out. I was really excited,” he said.
Australia are grouped with India, Germany and England in Pool B for the tournament which will be televised on Fox Sports.
The Kookaburras are the reigning champions having triumphed two years ago in Rajpur.
Sharp said debuting during such a prestigious tournament was a big honour.
“I’m pretty excited. Not many people get to debut for Australia and especially to do it at a big tournament like the World League Final, it’s pretty unreal,” he said.
The Kookaburras will play their first game against India on Friday, December 1. The tournament runs until December 10.
