The players had to scuffle a lot during the taxing tour of Australia and here we analyse the physical repercussions.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
India's tour of Australia (ODI Series): Injury/Illness Summary
Vedant Jhaveri
India in Australia Tour: Feb - Mar 2008
ODI Series
A detailed summary of all the injuries suffered by Indian players during their recently concluded three-month long tour of Australia. This is an EXCLUSIVE to CricketNirvana.com
|
Date
|
Name
|
Injury/Illness
|
Practice Days Missed
|
Match Days Missed
|
Acute/Chronic
|
|
31/1
|
Harbhajan
|
Bruised R middle finger
|
1
|
0
|
A
|
|
1/2
|
Ishant
|
L big toe distal phalanx #
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
1/2
|
Tendulkar
|
R triceps muscle pain
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
1/2
|
Uthappa
|
R triceps tendon
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
1/2
|
Praveen
|
R triceps tendon
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
3/2
|
Sehwag
|
Bruised L hand
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
8/2
|
Sreesanth
|
Viral fever
|
1
|
0
|
A
|
|
8/2
|
Harbhajan
|
L side strain
|
0.5
|
0
|
A
|
|
10/2
|
Ghambir
|
R shoulder strain (Infraspinatus muscle)
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
10/2
|
Sehwag
|
L hip bruise
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
10/2
|
Ishant
|
Fever
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
10/2
|
Sreesanth
|
L hamstring cramps
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
10/2
|
Irfan
|
L Lx stiffness
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
14/2
|
Tendulkar
|
R groin stiffness
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
15/2
|
Harbhajan
|
Upset stomach
|
1
|
0
|
A
|
|
16/2
|
Sehwag
|
L glut medius muscle strain
|
1
|
0
|
A
|
|
18/2
|
Harbhajan
|
L hamstring tendon enthesopathy
|
0
|
0
|
A/C
|
|
18/2
|
Ishant
|
R middle finger bruising
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
18/2
|
Tendulkar
|
R adductor stiffness
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
18/2
|
Ishant
|
Stiff Lx bilateral
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
24/2
|
Irfan
|
Stiff Lx (facet joint)
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
24/2
|
Munaf
|
Food poisoning
|
0
|
1
|
A
|
|
27/2
|
Irfan
|
Lx stiffness
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
28/2
|
Manoj
|
Infected tooth
|
1
|
0
|
A
|
|
2/3
|
Ishant
|
R forefinger burst blood vessel. Acute tendon sheath inflam
|
0
|
1.5
|
A
|
|
2/3
|
Dhoni
|
Bruised finger
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
2/3
|
Munaf
|
R triceps tendonitis
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
4/3
|
Dhoni
|
Tx/Lx spasm
|
0
|
0
|
A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
5.5
|
2.5
|
|
