Awesome Anjum
3rd February 2005, 06:15
'70 pc chance of Shoaib coming to India'
Dinesh Chopra
[TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
NEW DELHI: Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar’s visit to India now has another hurdle. According to Dr Tauseef Razzak, a Lahore-based physiotherapist who was with the Pakistan team till last year, said that the fast bowler has a 70 per cent chance of making the India tour.
“Shoaib is suffering from a hamstring strain of the second degree. He will need at least four weeks to get back in shape. I can’t say if he can make the Indian tour but I’m trying,’’ Razzak told TOI on Tuesday.
Shoaib, who was called back midway during Pakistan’s ongoing Australia tour, met the physio in Lahore on Tuesday. “The doctor who checked him in Australia couldn’t understand the problem. Shoaib is flatfooted but still runs fast. Considering that and his biomechanics, his fatigue factor is really high. To my mind he shouldn’t have played the third Test in Sydney,’’ said Razzak.
Shoaib, on his part, sounded optimistic while informing he would not cut down on his run-up “even if it meant more injuries’’. “People think it’s to do with hype and TV but it’s just not me with a shorter approach. I tried it several times but I don’t feel in good rhythm,’’ Shoaib told TOI from Lahore.
Shoaib could invite PCB’s ire by going to a physio without its permission. “Razzak understands my body better than anyone. He has worked with me for five years,’’ said Shoaib.
Dinesh Chopra
[TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
NEW DELHI: Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar’s visit to India now has another hurdle. According to Dr Tauseef Razzak, a Lahore-based physiotherapist who was with the Pakistan team till last year, said that the fast bowler has a 70 per cent chance of making the India tour.
“Shoaib is suffering from a hamstring strain of the second degree. He will need at least four weeks to get back in shape. I can’t say if he can make the Indian tour but I’m trying,’’ Razzak told TOI on Tuesday.
Shoaib, who was called back midway during Pakistan’s ongoing Australia tour, met the physio in Lahore on Tuesday. “The doctor who checked him in Australia couldn’t understand the problem. Shoaib is flatfooted but still runs fast. Considering that and his biomechanics, his fatigue factor is really high. To my mind he shouldn’t have played the third Test in Sydney,’’ said Razzak.
Shoaib, on his part, sounded optimistic while informing he would not cut down on his run-up “even if it meant more injuries’’. “People think it’s to do with hype and TV but it’s just not me with a shorter approach. I tried it several times but I don’t feel in good rhythm,’’ Shoaib told TOI from Lahore.
Shoaib could invite PCB’s ire by going to a physio without its permission. “Razzak understands my body better than anyone. He has worked with me for five years,’’ said Shoaib.