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Saha returns after surgery, hopeful of making comeback in Australia tour

Updated on: 10 August,2018 01:25 PM IST  |  Kolkata
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The 33-year-old Saha, had a laberal repair surgery at the Arm Clinic in Manchester. After a couple of weeks' rest, Saha's rehab would begin at the Bengaluru-based National Cricket Academy

Saha returns after surgery, hopeful of making comeback in Australia tour

Indian cricketer Wriddhiman Saha arrives after his surgery, at NSCBI Airport in Kolkata on Thursday, Aug 9, 2018. Pic/PTI

India's Test wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, who on Thursday returned to the city after a shoulder injury in Manchester, oozed optimisim that he would be fit for the Australia tour in December.


Saha added that he won't be able to move his hands for three weeks. "It's not easy. You cannot move the hand and keep it at one position. It's worse than facing fast bowlers. But this is the only way to go forward and make a comeback," Saha told reporters.


Sporting a stubble, Saha's right hand was heavily strapped from below the elbow. The 33-year-old had a laberal repair surgery at the Arm Clinic in Manchester. After a couple of weeks' rest, Saha's rehab would begin at the Bengaluru-based National Cricket Academy. During the T20, Saha suffered a thumb injury that kept him out of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in June.


It was later discovered that Saha was carrying a shoulder injury that ruled him out of contention for the ongoing tour of England. The Australia Test series begins in December 6, which may be a realistic chance of Saha's comeback plans. "It's still a long way to go for the Australia tour (in December). Let's see, I'm keeping my fingers crossed," he said.

"Nobody can have a say on injury which is a part and parcel of a sportsperson's career. But one should not play with injury." "Normally in 55 per cent cases this injury does not recur after it's healed. It all depends the way I recover and how I recover. I don't want to fasten it and take my time. I want to go slow so that this does not aggravate again," he said.

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