King Tendulkar Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 CAPE TOWN, Nov 27: There is more bad news for the beleaguered Indian cricket team with its skipper Rahul Dravid suffering a finger injury following which he has decided to stay back in Cape Town to get it medically examined. Dravid, who sustained the injury while batting in the third cricket One-dayer against South Africa on Sunday, would join his teammates in Port Elizabeth later in the day. Indian media manager Rajan Nair said the injury was not serious but the skipper had been advised to undergo a precautionary test. "The injury is not serious. He will undergo a precautionary test before joining the rest of the team in Port Elizabeth," he said. Port Elizabeth is the venue for the fourth One-dayer of the five-match series which the home team is leading by an unassailable margin of 2-0, the first tie being washed out by rain. The Indians have been hit by injuries to key players on the tour which has started on a disastrous note for them. Virender Sehwag cut his middle finger before the start of the tour-opening warm-up match in Benoni on November 16 and missed out on the second match in Durban. Paceman Munaf Patel sat out of the third match on Sunday owing to a sore left ankle. India are already without key ODI player Yuvraj Singh who hurt his knee during Champions Trophy in late October. Link to comment
dhruvdeepak Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! reports are that he is out for the rest of the odi series Link to comment
talksport Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! :wall: Link to comment
Dhondy Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! Jeez, he's fractured his finger!! Fack the ODI series, we're toast anyway. Dateline 15th December, 1st Test, will he be ready? If not, we might as well pack up and go home now. Link to comment
beetle Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! It's all over....lets hope he is back for the tests... Link to comment
jf1gp_1 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! are they going to fly in some replacement. I hope they send ganguly, lets see what he can do. If he cant score runs then everyone should shut up and realize that ganguly not being in the team is not the reason why we are losing. Link to comment
Gambit Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! batti lag gayi bhaiyon aur behnon! We need him for the tests. If it is a precautionary measure, it's a good one. Silver lining? Veeru has lost only 1 game as captain. Link to comment
beetle Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! Its time for the overrated overweight vice captain to stand up and earn his living.... Link to comment
jf1gp_1 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! how can we expect sehwag to win when two of his match winners rahul, yuvraj are still home and apart from Dhoni not a single batsman has gone past 10. Link to comment
dhruvdeepak Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! An avulsion fracture on the middle finger of his right hand has ruled Rahul Dravid out of the rest of the one-day series. He will also miss the Twenty20 game on Friday, and the warm-up game for the Test series at Potchefstroom (December 7-10). He will stay on in South Africa for treatment, and experts expect him to be available for the Test series that starts in Johannesburg on December 15. In his absence, Virender Sehwag will lead the side. No replacement will be flown in, however, given that three specialist batsmen - Wasim Jaffer, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Mongia - sat out the defeat at Newlands in Cape Town. Dravid sustained the injury while trying to catch Shaun Pollock off the bowling of Harbhajan Singh at first slip. The ball flew off the edge and appeared to snap the finger back. "He does not require surgery, and the injury will be treated conservatively," said Rajan Nair, the Indian team media manager, who also added that John Gloster, the team physio, would be monitoring the situation in consultation with a local expert. Dravid batted through the pain for 179 minutes on Sunday, scoring 63 from 103 balls as India went down by 106 runs in Cape Town. He was treated on the field during the 38th over, but was taken for an X-ray on Monday morning after he complained of severe pain during the night. India are already 2-0 down in the ODI series, with games remaining at Port Elizabeth on Wednesday and Centurion on Sunday. Dravid's is the latest injury scare on this tour after Virender Sehwag missed the second one-dayer at Durban. Fast bowler Munaf Patel sat out of the third match on Sunday owing to a sore left ankle. Yuvraj Singh, who hurt his knee during the Champions Trophy in late October, was earlier ruled out of the entire ODI series. Link to comment
jf1gp_1 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! No replacement will be flown in' date=' however, given that [b']three specialist batsmen - Wasim Jaffer, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Mongia - sat out the defeat at Newlands in Cape Town. Thank god for that. we are safe. Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! No replacement will be flown in' date=' however, given that [b']three specialist batsmen - Wasim Jaffer, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Mongia - sat out the defeat at Newlands in Cape Town. Thank god for that. we are safe. :lmao: :lmao: Link to comment
beetle Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! how can we expect sehwag to win when two of his match winners rahul' date=' yuvraj are still home and apart from Dhoni not a single batsman has gone past 10.[/quote'] No one is expecting a win....just some decent performance and the overrated opener to make some contribution.... Link to comment
yoda Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! No replacement will be flown in' date=' however, given that [b']three specialist batsmen - Wasim Jaffer, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Mongia - sat out the defeat at Newlands in Cape Town. Thank god for that. we are safe. Link to comment
Guest BossBhai Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! -- Removed on request of the user -- Link to comment
Anakin Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! :mad: :mad: :mad: Link to comment
The Outsider Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Re: It gets worse, dravid misses next game! No replacement will be flown in' date=' however, given that [b']three specialist batsmen - Wasim Jaffer, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Mongia - sat out the defeat at Newlands in Cape Town. Thank god for that. we are safe. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Screw the ODIs. We are toast anyways. Just hope he is ready for the tests. Link to comment
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