Reports: Wriddhiman Saha to undergo surgery; could miss Australia series
According to reports, Wriddhiman Saha will undergo surgery on his shoulder injury and is likely to miss the Australia series later this year. He sustained the shoulder injury in an IPL match as fell twice on his shoulder and then suffered a fracture to his right thumb after being hit by a ball.
According to reports in the Indian Express, Wriddhiman Saha is to would undergo surgery on his right shoulder in Manchester at the end of July or the 1st week of August for a posterosuperior labral tear that was first detected in February this year. The usual recovery time from a labral tear surgery is at least four to six months. So, Saha, who was excluded from the squad for the England Test series, would also miss Indiaâs tour Down Under in December 2018-January 2019.
The BCCI posted the timeline of Sahaâs injury on their website. It said that the Bengal stumper reported to the NCA on January 29 after the South Africa tour, with pain in the upper left hamstring and simultaneously complained of pain in his right shoulder. An MRI scan in February revealed a âlabral tearâ and Saha was given an â
During this period, Saha visited the NCA head physio, Ashish Kaushik, who concluded that its presentation was similar to how it had been in late January/early February following the assessment of the cricketerâs right shoulder. Kaushik informed the SRH physio about his assessment and the rehab continued. The Indian team physio (Patrick Farhart) too, was informed of this sequence of events. On May 25, however, Saha sustained a right thumb fracture after being hit by a Shivam Mavi ball. Three days later, accompanied by the Team India physio, he consulted Dr Sudhir Warrier, who concluded that the thumb injury didnât require surgery. The BCCI release said, âAt this time, he complained of no shoulder pain or stiffness.â
According to the cricket board timeline, Saha once again spoke about âexperiencing pain and restriction of movement in his right shoulderâ upon reporting at the NCA on July 3. An MRI next day ârevealed that his labral tear had worsened as compared to his previous scanâ.
On July 6, following a consultation with Dr Dinshaw Pardiwala, a Mumbai-based orthopaedic surgeon, âanother steroid injectionâ was advised to assist recovery. Dr Pardiwala also said that surgery would be necessary, should the injury not respond to the injection. After five days of rehab, when Sahaâs condition didnât improve, he was declared unfit on the 13th of July and the India team management was informed of the same.
