Injury update: Wahab making marked progress
Noticeable improvement has been witnessed in Pakistan fast-bowler Wahab Riaz, who picked up a knee injury during the second ODI against Australia last month, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday.
Riaz is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy along with injured Junaid Khan.
“The tenderness around Riaz’s knee seems to have been resolved to a great extent,” said PCB Sports Medicine General Manager Dr Sohail Saleem. “There’s no swelling around the knee joint and his range of movement has improved. For the last two days, he’s been bowling and batting without pain.” The statement added that Riaz bowled a warm-up over and four full-speed overs with all types of deliveries, full-length variety being predominant.
“His full match fitness can only be ascertained after he has played a first-class game on and around the first week of November,” added Saleem.
Meanwhile, the update on Junaid suggests that while there is almost no swelling around the 24-year-old’s knee, his thigh muscle still needs to be worked on.“Junaid’s MRI will be repeated after another six weeks to measure improvement,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2014.