Mumbai, June 23: Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was to get his finger operated upon in the US, has changed his mind and has now decided to go to Australia on Saturday from Delhi. Cricket board executive secretary Sharad Diwadkar told a news agency here today that according to a letter from board president Jagmohan Dalmiya, Harbhajan will get his finger operated upon by hand and lower limb surgeon Dr Gregory Hoy at the Avenue Hospital, Windsor, in Melbourne.
"Harbhajan spoke to Aussie leg spinner Shane Warne last week along with finger specialist Dr Sudhir Warrier and decided to get his finger operated upon in Australia as Warne himself had got operated successfully for a similar injury four years ago," Diwadkar said. Last week, board doctor and sports medicine expert Dr Anant Joshi had said orthopedic surgeon Dr Dror Paley, who had operated on Sachin Tendulkar's finger successfully last month in the Sinai Hospital in Baltomore (USA), would be the first choice for the operation on Harbhajan's finger.
Harbhajan had also spoken to Tendulkar during his visit here last week to get an MRI scan and X-Rays done on his finger at the Leelavati Hospital and was almost certain to go to the US for the operation but changed his mind after speaking to Warne. Diwadkar said the offie would be in Australia for eight to ten days, accompanied by Dr Warrier.

Bureau Report