Hoping to be up on my feet and ready to give my best again very soon, says Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina, who underwent a second knee surgery in Amsterdam a couple of days ago, said he hoped to be back on the field as soon as he can. The southpaw will require at least six weeks of intense rehabilitation for recovery, which effectively rules him out of the domestic season.
The out of favour Raina has had a niggling knee problem since last season. Now, with a second surgery and intense rehab to follow, he will miss a major part of India's domestic season, which will start later this month. Raina hopes to be back and playing very soon.
"I hope I'm up on my feet, on the field and ready to give my best very soon again. To be honest, a second knee surgery was a tough call to make because I knew it would put me off-action for a few months and I wasn't ready for it until a few weeks ago when the pain had gotten a bit much and I knew there was only one way out of this," Raina wrote on Twitter, reported PTI.
The 32-year-old, who has played in 18 Tests, 226 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals, last represented India in July 2018 in an ODI against England. He added that the knee problem has persisted with him since 2007 when he underwent his first surgery.
"The issue began way back. It was 2007 when I underwent my maiden knee surgery and later, I was back on the field, giving the game my 100%, all thanks to my trainers & doctors. However, a nagging discomfort returned the last couple of years. During the episodes of niggling pain, to avoid any impact on my game, my trainers kept me going and helped me a lot in training my muscles well so that it would take the load off of the knee," he said.
He also thanked his family, friends and doctors for standing by him during the tough times.
"I am out of surgery and healing steadily, for which I thank my doctors, family, friends, and everyone who has wished me good health & speedy recovery,” Raina added.
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