da dobrowin： Andrew Leipus, former physio of the Indian cricket team, said he was satisfied with Sachin Tendulkar’s recovery from elbow surgery
da bet esporte： Cricinfo staff11-Jul-2005
Tendulkar wasn’t at his best last season © Getty Images
Andrew Leipus, former physio of the Indian cricket team, said he was satisfied withthe progress Sachin Tendulkar was making as he recovered from elbow surgery. “I met him in Mumbai and his arm looks like it’s healing very well,” Leipuswas quoted as saying in . “He has still got lots of work to do.”Leipus, who is at the Indian team probables training camp at the National CricketAcademy (NCA) in Bangalore, said that Tendulkar’s injury had left him with nooption apart from surgery. “I think the best he could have done under thecircumstances is to undergo surgery, considering that the demands on him are huge,both from the playing point of view and the physical point of view,” he said. “He’sbeen there for 16 years and obviously there will be wear and tear on his body. Ithink in my perspective, Sachin opting for surgery is the right call.”Leipus is presently a consultant-physio with the probables at the camp. He said thatTendulkar’s progress augurs well for the rest of his playing career. “In the future,he can do what he is comfortable with,” he said. “I think he will be better thanwhat he has been for the last few years, and mentally he will be stronger now.”Leipus also mentioned that the Indian team was fairly unfit, having come in from theoff-season. But he singled out Zaheer Khan for praise. “Zaheer Khan is extremelyfit,” he said. “Probably the fittest I’ve ever seen him. That’s a very positivething.”
