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Harbhajan likely to be operated in US
Mumbai, June 14: Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is likely to undergo an operation on his right hand finger at a hospital in Baltimore in the United States, where batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar underwent a successful surgery.
Mumbai, June 14: Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is likely to undergo an operation on his right hand finger at a hospital in Baltimore in the United States, where batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar underwent a successful surgery.
Harbhajan Singh, who sustained a finger injury during India's tour of New Zealand earlier this year, underwent an MRI scan at the Lalavati Hospital this afternoon.
Speaking after the scan, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) doctor and sports medicine expert Dr Anant Joshi said, "Harbhajan underwent MRI scan and X-ray on his finger after specialist Dr Sudhir Warrior, who also treated Sachin's finger before the Mumbai star decided to go in for an operation at US, advised him to do so." "However, it will take at least a couple of days for us (the two doctors and Harbhajan) to come to a final decision as I am going to Japan tonight but will keep in touch with both Harbhajan and Dr Warrior about the developments," Joshi added.
"If his finger needs to be operated then the first choice would be to send him to the US as the doctors over there have done a very good job on Sachin's finger recently," he said. Harbhajan Singh, who played the World Cup with the injury, lost a lucrative contract with the English county side Lancashire after failing to recover completely in time.
The offie had also sought medical opinion in South Africa and the doctors over there had said an operation was not needed and had advised him to rest his finger. Bureau Report
Speaking after the scan, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) doctor and sports medicine expert Dr Anant Joshi said, "Harbhajan underwent MRI scan and X-ray on his finger after specialist Dr Sudhir Warrior, who also treated Sachin's finger before the Mumbai star decided to go in for an operation at US, advised him to do so." "However, it will take at least a couple of days for us (the two doctors and Harbhajan) to come to a final decision as I am going to Japan tonight but will keep in touch with both Harbhajan and Dr Warrior about the developments," Joshi added.
"If his finger needs to be operated then the first choice would be to send him to the US as the doctors over there have done a very good job on Sachin's finger recently," he said. Harbhajan Singh, who played the World Cup with the injury, lost a lucrative contract with the English county side Lancashire after failing to recover completely in time.
The offie had also sought medical opinion in South Africa and the doctors over there had said an operation was not needed and had advised him to rest his finger. Bureau Report