Should not take more than five weeks to recover, believes Wriddhiman Saha
BCCI
Wriddhiman Saha has informed that the finger injury he picked up during the D/N Test match in Kolkata is just a fracture and should heal within five weeks. The Indian wicketkeeper also took a dip on the visibility of the pink ball as he shared that the colour of the sightscreen should be improved.
India’s Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha’s international career has been riddled with injuries as the Bengal keeper-batsman sustained yet another one in the historic pink-ball Test at the Eden Gardens. Saha had just made a comeback from injuries a month ago in the Test series against South Africa.
Saha has conceded that the finger injury during the under light affair is just a fracture and expected it to heal within five weeks as he underwent surgery for the same. The wicketkeeper has a lot of time to regain his fitness as the next five-day match India will play is in February next year against the Blackcaps.
"It's like a normal fracture. It should not take more than five weeks to recover. I will take some rest at home and then the rehab process (at the National Cricket Academy) will follow," TOI quoted Saha saying so.
Saha had the privilege to be a part of the historic maiden D/N Test match of Indian cricket and he took a dip at the most discussed topic in India lately, the visibility of the pink ball. The man behind the stumps for India in the under light affair stated the hazy conditions of the city due to the onsetting winter made visibility an issue as he acknowledged that playing with pink cherry is no child’s play.
"It was definitely challenging, especially under lights in the twilight period. The conditions were also hazy. The fielders at the boundary line were not able to sight the ball at one go. I guess we would not have faced this problem if the match was held in summer and not during winter," Saha said.
Even with all the difficulty, the seasoned keeper did a tremendous job behind the stumps. He held on to a stunner, a low catch to his right, at full stretch to dismiss Mahmudullah Riyad in the first innings, which was the highlight of the day.
Saha also expressed that an improvement in the colour of the sight screens will a go long way in improving the visibility of the heavily lacquered ball. A white sightscreen, the same used in normal Test matches, was used in the encounter.
"I wish the background (sightscreen) was brighter so the visibility could have been a bit better. The pink ball was definitely challenging," he concluded.
