Mystery surrounding Ishant Sharma's injury irks http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 - Cricket News Update
The World Cup winning captain of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566’s ankle surgery.
The 52-year-old former Chandigarh all-rounder, annoyed by Indian cricket team management’s reaction to Ishant Sharma’s ankle injury, said that he did not understand why the Indians were hiding the reality.
"What is the need to hide anything in this age when there is so much of media presence and everything is being watched so closely," said Dev while talking to the media reporters.
Ishant Sharma, the 23-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 Chairman’s XI at Manuka Oval of Canberra last week before a troublesome ankle forced him to leave the field.
The ankle niggle also ruled the gangling pacer out of ongoing three-day warm up match against the CA Chairman’s XI at the same Canberra venue, underway since Monday, December 19, 2011.
The former India skipper said that the fact that Sharma delivered only 5.3 overs in the drawn two-day warm up game is worrisome and if the injury is serious then it could be a huge blow for the tourists.
"Him bowling just 5.3 overs in the practice match is definitely worrisome,” said the legendary India all-rounder who played 131 Tests and 225 One Day Internationals. “Good if he is given rest and time to get fit again but if his injury is serious, then I am
very worried about the Indian team's pace department," he further added.
India’s fast bowling prospects are already dwindling as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mithun-c41242 were both ruled out of the tour Down Under before departure and the 23-year-old lanky pacer is now likely to join the injured duo.
Meanwhile, the BCCI National Selection Committee Chairman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Krishnamachari-Srikkanth-c71750 has brushed aside the rising injury concerns saying injuries are part and parcel of any game.
"Don't worry. I think every team has injury problems,” said the BCCI chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth while talking to the media reporters after a meeting with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andhra-c764 Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday. “Everybody has problems. I
don't think we should have any cause for worry. I am very confident this team will do very well in Australia," the national selector added further.
India will kick off its tour down under formally next Monday, December 26, 2011 with a Test match against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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