da casino: Indian medium pacer Zaheer Khan has been cleared of his ‘stressfracture’ and has been advised ‘one week’s rest’, according tonational selector TA Sekhar
da betsul: 07-Aug-2001Indian medium pacer Zaheer Khan has been cleared of his ‘stressfracture’ and has been advised ‘one week’s rest’, according tonational selector TA Sekhar.Sekhar, who was authorised by the BCCI to get a bone scan done onZaheer’s problematic right shin, told PTI in Chennai on Tuesday thatthe doctors have ruled against any fracture on his leg. Zaheer wouldbe leaving for Colombo tonight to join the team.Sekhar said doctors at a private nursing home in Chennai haddiagnoised it as ‘compartment (calf muscle) syndrome’ and Zaheerrequired a week’s rest. "Zaheer would be his usual self before thefirst Test against Sri Lanka on August 14," he said.Zaheer had complained of pain on his right shin during the Coca-ColaCup tri-series in Colombo and was to come to Chennai for these testson August 1 but the team management retained him for the final whichIndia lost to Sri Lakna on August 5.






