da pixbet: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is unlikely to participate in thethree-Test series in Sri Lanka as the pain in his right toe stillpersists, according to Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) sources here today
da brdice: 08-Aug-2001Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is unlikely to participate in thethree-Test series in Sri Lanka as the pain in his right toe stillpersists, according to Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) sources here today.”The hairline fracture to his right toe is healing very slowly andwith the second bone scan scheduled on August ten it is unlikely thathe will take part in the Test series starting on August 14″, thesources said.”However, we will get a clear picture only after the bone scan is doneand if he is ruled out of the series then he might attend the BCCI’sWorking Committee meeting at Baroda on August 11″, the source added.Sports medicine expert Dr Anant Joshi, who is treating Tendulkar, saidit was difficult for him to say anything now and added that he wouldlike to comment about the progress shown only after the second bonescan.Tendulkar had sustained the injury during the triangular series inZimbabwe in the last league match against the West Indies on July fourand missed the recently concluded Triangular series in Sri Lanka.






