da bet7k： There is good news on world’s premier batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s toeinjury
da fezbet： Staff and Agencies31-Aug-2001* Fergusson confirms on Tendulkar’s successful treatmentThere is good news on world’s premier batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s toeinjury. Dr Mark Fergusson, who treated Tendulkar at the JohannesburgSports Clinic over the past four days, said some adjustments had beenmade to his boots and the cricketer was feeling comfortable. Heconfirmed that Tendulkar will have “no problems” once he startsplaying again, reports the Press Trust of India.”We have made adjustments to the boots he will be wearing and alreadyhe has shown no signs of pain,” Fergusson said. Fergusson, anarthroscopic surgeon who has earlier successfully treated Anil Kumbleand Javagal Srinath, said the boots which are manufactured in SouthAfrica, have been approved by Tendulkar’s doctors in Mumbai.”With the changes to his boots he will have no problems. The right toewill not be troubled,” he said. Tendulkar should be able to practiceand play some matches in a couple of days and would be able toparticipate in a charity match in London scheduled for September 18,Fergusson said.”By the time the tour to South Africa starts, he would be ready toplay in all Tests,” he said. However, Tendulkar may have to undergoregular tests to ensure that he was in a fit condition, the doctorsaid.According to a PTI report on Friday, Tendulkar sounded positive abouthis rehabilitation, “my injury does not need treatment as such. Butthat part (right toe) has to be rested for some more time. Now thepain has reduced but I will have to continue wearing the newlyprescribed shoes which cushions the injured part.”* Imran Khan demands penalty on IndiaPakistan’s cricket celebrity Imran Khan turned politician todaydemanded India be penalsied for withdrawing from the Asian Testchampionship, reports the Press Trust of India.”Once a country agrees to play it must honour its commitment or elseshould be fined by the International Cricket Council,” Khan told AFPon Thursday.”Pakistan should boycott India until they come and play against us inPakistan,” said Khan, who is a former skipper of the national cricketteam and now heads his own political party, Movement for Justice.India were to play Pakistan in Lahore in September in what would havebeen the first Test match in Pakistan between the two rivals for morethan a decade.Imran Khan said”We toured India in 1999 and allowed India to mintmillions of dollars and now they have deprived us of huge money.”India competed in the inaugural Asian championship in 1999-2000, whichwas won by Pakistan. “I was thinking that both countries would moveforward after the summit and cricket was one front from where theycould have moved forward,” Khan said referring to the talks betweenIndian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan President GenPervez Musharraf in Agra last month.* Twenty-two teams for Moin-Ud-Dowla Gold Cup Cricket TournamentThe MRF Buchi Babu Tournament winners New Zealand ‘A’ are amongst thetwenty two teams that would participate in the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold CupCricket tournament here from September 2 to 16. Shivlal Yadav, theHon. Secretary, Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), revealed this tothe reporters in Hyderabad on Friday.The tournament, to be played on a league-cum-knock out basis, hasattracted Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) led by Test star AjitAgarkar, New Zealand ‘A’, besides newcomers Assam Cricket Association(ACA) and others, reports the Press Trust of India.The teams would be divided into four groups and two toppers from eachgroup would enter the quarter finals knock-out pace. The semi-finalswould be played on September 14, while the finals would be a day andnight affair on September 16.The winner would be richer by Rupees One Lakh besides the coveted GoldCup, while the runner-up would get Rupees 50,000. The event is beingsponsored by Coromandal King, Yadav added.Teams: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hyderabad Cricket Association(HCA) XI, Karnataka, Chemplast, All India Association of Bankers(AIAB), Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), India Cements, Railways,Canara Bank, District-XI, Goa, Hyderabad, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB),Indian Bank, Vidarbha and Indian Airlines (IA) are among the teams totake part in the tournament.
