bobbydhillon Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 flintoff is done Allrounder out of IPL Flintoff returns home to undergo surgery Cricinfo staff April 24, 2009 Andrew Flintoff gets the congratulations after removing Ross Taylor, Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, 5th game, Port Elizabeth, April 20, 2009 Andrew Flintoff's time with the Chennai Super Kings was all too brief. He will now miss England's series against West Indies © AFP Andrew Flintoff has returned home from the Indian Premier League to undergo surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee. Flintoff had been appearing for Chennai Super KIngs in the IPL when he felt discomfort in his right knee. The Chennai medical staff immediately contacted ECB's chief medical officer Dr Nick Peirce Scans were taken of the right knee in a Durban hospital and they detected a slight medial meniscal tear and after these were viewed by Peirce it was decided that Flintoff should return to London. He will undergo an operation early next week and surgeons are confident that he should recover from the keyhole surgery within three to five weeks. "Clearly this is a huge disappointment for both the player and the IPL team," Peirce said. "This sort of degenerative injury though is one that could have happened at any time any where. The procedures we put in place meant that the ECB medical staff were alerted about the problem immediately and we thank Chennai for their co operation." Hugh Morris, the ECB's managing director of cricket, added: "Andrew has been extremely unlucky with injuries but if there is one saving grace it is that the injury has occurred now rather than on the eve of either the ICC World Twenty20 or the Ashes. "Having the surgery now means that Flintoff should be available for both those events although he is certain to miss the Test series against the West Indies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 that sucks for flintoff but it is inevitable that he would get injured-csk will not miss him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 :haha::haha:that was always goin to happen.it was stupidity to pay hm 1.5 m $ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapioca Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Was bound to happen. Three matches. Single-handedly lost two of them. Earned around 1.5 crore rupees as fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 WTF! Flintoff is nearing Akhtar’s standards these days.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i hope flinty takes my advice and stops playing test matches-some players cannot handle the rigors of test cricket at all-he should stick to ODIs and t20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapioca Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 WTF! Flintoff is nearing Akhtar’s standards these days.. It improves Chennai's chances a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubinpepsi Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 :yay::yay::yay::yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 :haha::haha:that was always goin to happen.it was stupidity to pay hm 1.5 m $ good for CSK .. they will save a few of the useless money paid to him as he played only three matches and would be paid on pro rata basis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 It improves Chennai's chances a bit. I’ve never rated him as a consistent hitter, but he is still a very good bowler man. He may have gone for runs in the first two matches, but if he had been around for longer, you can bet he would have made a significant contribution or two with the ball. Btw, how long before the English media cries foul and accuses Flintoff of risking injury just for the $$$, especially keeping in mind that he was recovering from an injury previously and the Ashes were ‘round the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 good for CSK .. they will save a few of the useless money paid to him as he played only three matches and would be paid on pro rata basis but thay could have had 3-4 good players for same amount.i dont think they can replace him.so all that money is waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I dont think the CSK fans will dislike this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sharma Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 If anything, CSK will only benefit from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Ego injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartikey Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i said when they bought him that he will break down....he was playing crap anyway so its probably good for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Delhi ke against kheloge, toh yehi toh hoga.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViruRulez Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Delhi ke against kheloge' date=' toh yehi toh hoga..[/quote'] B-> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premanand Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 No ....... :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 :yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay::yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Damn! Now they are going to play a better player in Oram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts