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Ganguly
ruled out of the 1st Test at Multan |
Saturday, March 27,
2004 (Multan):
The Indian team
suffered a huge jolt ahead of the first
cricket Test against Pakistan with captain
Sourav Ganguly ruling himself out of the match
due to a back injury.
"I will not be able to play the first
Test. The back is still hurting and (physio
Andrew) Leipus is treating me," Ganguly
said today. The Indian skipper had injured his
back while fielding in the fifth and final
one-dayer against Pakistan at Lahore on
Wednesday. He had stayed back in Lahore after
the match to consult a specialist and joined
his teammates a day later along with Leipus. A
medical scan earlier had revealed no injury to
Ganguly's back save some muscular pain.
The Indian captain
said he was hopeful to be fit before the start
of the second Test at Lahore on April five.
"I will have a few more sessions with
Leipus and see how it goes. Hopefully I should
be fit for the next Test," Ganguly said.
Yuvraj Singh is likely to be Ganguly's
replacement for the first Test with Rahul
Dravid leading the team.
It will be the second time Dravid will be
captaining the side after having stood-in for
Ganguly in the Mohali Test against New Zealand
last year.
Archive: India's
tour of Pakistan
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