The Hindu : Nehra to undergo surgery

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Tuesday, Apr 01, 2003

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Nehra to undergo surgery

Kolkata March 31. Indian left arm fast bowler Ashish Nehra will undergo a surgery on his right ankle next month that will put him out of action at least for five to six months.

This means Nehra is sure to miss the tri-series in Bangladesh from April 11 and the Asia Cup slated for mid-August in Sri Lanka. However, he is expected to be fit before India's home series against New Zealand. As of now, Nehra will be operated on April 17 by Dr. Sise Perreira in Pretoria.

According to reports here, Indian team physio Andrew Leipus said that if possible the surgery will be advanced by a few days, otherwise April 17 was the date.

Leipus added, ``Though Nehra severely sprained his left ankle in Pietermaritzburg during the match against Namibia it's the right one that requires the surgery. In fact he has been troubled by posterior impingement for quite sometime.''

Nehra, who made his debut in 1998-99 in the Asia Test Championship, shot into limelight, out of the shadows of Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath, during the last World Cup when he destroyed England scalping six wickets.

Significantly, Nehra is the latest in the star-studded list of patients of Dr. Perreira that include Allan Donald, Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusenar and Chaminda Vaas. — UNI

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