Wriddhiman Saha will undergo surgery on his right shoulder in Manchester \u201cat the end of July or the 1st week of August\u201d for \u201ca posterosuperior labral tear\u201d \u2014 a torn cartilage in layman\u2019s terms that was first detected in February this year. It is learnt that the usual recovery time from a labral tear surgery is at least four to six months. So, Saha, who was excluded from the squad for the England Test series, will also miss the India\u2019s tour Down Under in December 2018-January 2019.<\/p>\n
Andy Murray is a high-profile example of how a labral tear can affect a career. In case of the former World No. 1 tennis player though, he was suffering from a hip labral tear, which kept him out of the circuit for almost a year. He had surgery in January this year. As for Saha, his shoulder is affected.<\/p>\n
The BCCI posted the timeline of Saha\u2019s injury on its website. It said that the Bengal stumper reported to the NCA on January 29 after the South Africa tour, with pain in the upper left hamstring. He simultaneously complained of right shoulder pain. An \u201cMRI scan in February\u201d revealed a \u201clabral tear\u201d. Saha was given an \u201cultrasound guided injection\u201d on the advice of Dr Srikanth Narayanaswamy, a sports physician. The BCCI advisory added that following the injection and a rehabilitation process at the NCA, Saha was discharged on March 19, \u201chaving fully recovered from his hamstring and shoulder injuries\u201d. He went on to play the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad, but on May 7, \u201che fell twice on his shoulder jarring the joint\u201d.<\/p>\n
Another round of treatment followed under the supervision of his IPL physio and \u201ca second Ultrasound guided injection\u201d was administered. Saha was rested for the next five IPL games, as he underwent rehab \u201cunder the care of the franchise\u201d. As his condition improved, he returned to the IPL.<\/p>\n
During this period, Saha visited the NCA head physio, Ashish Kaushik, who concluded that \u201cits presentation was similar to how it had been in late January\/early February\u201d following the assessment of the cricketer\u2019s right shoulder. Kaushik informed the SRH physio about his assessment and the rehab continued. The Indian team physio (Patrick Farhart) too, was \u201cinformed of this sequence of events\u201d.<\/p>\n
On May 25, however, Saha sustained a right thumb fracture after being hit by a Shivam Mavi snorter. Three days later, accompanied by the Team India physio, he consulted Dr Sudhir Warrier, who concluded that the thumb injury didn\u2019t require surgery. The BCCI release said: \u201cAt this time, he complained of no shoulder pain or stiffness.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the cricket board timeline, Saha once again spoke about \u201cexperiencing pain and restriction of movement in his right shoulder\u201d upon reporting at the NCA on July 3. An MRI next day \u201crevealed that his labral tear had worsened as compared to his previous scan\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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