Sydney: Australian Test captain Steve Waugh has had minor surgery on his left ankle, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said on Friday.
Waugh's operation repaired an injury that causes discomfort when one bone impinges on the outgrowth of another bone. The discomfort in Waugh's ankle has increased in recent months during an intensive training program. Waugh, who turns 37 on June 2, said he expected to be back in training in two weeks and be fully recovered in six weeks. "The experts have told me that I will have fully recovered from the minor surgery in six weeks, which gives me plenty of time to prepare for the tour of Pakistan," Waugh said in a statement. "While nobody likes having surgery, it's in my best long-term interests to get the problem fixed now, so I can use my time off to fully recover. Bowling is part of my renewed focus in Limited Overs cricket, so repairing the ankle and reaching peak physical fitness will certainly help my efforts with the ball." Waugh will be placed on a rehabilitation program after stitches are removed from the ankle. Australia is due in Pakistan in August for a One-day tri-series and in September-October for a Test. The trips however may not go ahead after a group of players ruled out going to Pakistan after a suicide bomb-blast in Karachi on May 8 killed 14 people, 11 of them French naval officials.
Tags: cricket, australian test captain steve waugh, australian cricket board, acb, pakistan, limited overs cricket.
|
Other sections
|
|
|
E-mail
To the Editor
Print
Be the first to comment this article.