Sehwag could miss Champions Trophy by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:

V Sehwag

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DateLine: 19th June 2009

 

Swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag could miss the Champions Trophy in September as the injury that he picked up during playing in Indian Premier League could take time to heal.

 

Sehwag underwent surgery on June 11 after a lesion was identified in his shoulder. He is expected to be out of action for around 12 to 16 weeks.

 

Indian team physio Nitin Patel will keep tabs on Sehwag's rehabilitation process and his stint at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. Sehwag has to wear a sling for at least four weeks, and the lesion is expected to heal in six weeks.

 

The player’s shoulder will also be evaluated ten weeks after the operation to check whether he can throw a ball.

 

The Champions Trophy, which starts on September 24, is India's next scheduled assignment after the upcoming short trip to the Caribbean.

 

There had been intense speculation over Sehwag’s fitness during the build-up to the World Twenty20. The clouds of uncertainty over his injury led to reports of a rift between him and the skipper MS Dhoni. This prompted the team to make a dramatic public show of unity and emphasise their team spirit through a statement read out by Dhoni.