Sehwag eyes England tour for comeback

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who recently underwent a surgery on his shoulder in London is eyeing the team’s England tour in July to make a comeback to international cricket.

Virender Sehwag has missed many important tournaments due to his shoulder injury © Getty Images

By CricketCountry Staff

Mumbai: May 17, 2011

Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who recently underwent a surgery on his shoulder in London is eyeing the team’s England tour in July to make a comeback to international cricket.

Sehwag, who captained Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League’s fourth edition, left his team midway in the tournament to undergo an operation.

“I think I will able to play the series in England. That’s the reason why I stopped playing the Indian Premier League for Delhi Daredevils and rushed to London to get my shoulder operated,” Sehwag told to Mid Day.

The shoulder injury – a slap lesion or labrum (shoulder blade) tear – has bothered Sehwag for long, which he picked up during the 2009 edition of the Twenty20 league. Due to the injury, he missed the World T20 championship in England, also missed the one-day series in South Africa in January 2011, before joining the Indian squad for the World Cup.

“I will return to London after six weeks for a check-up. I should be fit in six to eight weeks. Going by the rehabilitation programme designed for me I should be okay. I am already feeling the difference each day,” said Sehwag, who was operated by London-based surgeon Dr Andrew Wallace.

Dr Wallace had in the past operated on Sachin Tendulkar’s tennis elbow.

Sehwag, who has been ruled out of India’s tour to West Indies starting June 4, was expected to return to India on Monday night.