Anxious 10 days for Mashrafe
The next 10 days will be a nervous wait for injured Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as the consultants have suggested a conservative treatment after the final report of an MRI confirmed a near complete tear of the reconstructed ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) graft on the paceman's right knee.
Following consultation yesterday between Dr. M Ali, consultant orthopaedic surgeon and knee specialist of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, Dr. David Young, orthopaedic surgeon of Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Dr. Bidyut KR Saha, consultant radiologist of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka and Dr. Md Manirul Amin, sports physician of the BCB, it was decided that a conservative management of the injury would continue.
This management includes rest for ten days, a review after three days, medication, administering ice on the affected area and constant monitoring.
"You can't absolutely say anything about his World Cup fate right at this moment. Yes, there is a possibility but everything will depend on the progress of the conservative treatment and progress of his recovery. We have to wait for that," said Dr. Amin.
The bowler himself however expressed optimism about playing the World Cup. "Dr. Young said that there are two courses of treatment for this injury, one is short-term and the other long-term. In the long run another surgery will be needed, but if I want to play the World Cup there is no scope to have that surgery now. There is a chance to play the World Cup if the conservative treatment makes satisfactory progress," said Mashrafe while talking with journalists at his residence yesterday.
"I'm hopeful about my chances of playing the World Cup. My doctor [David Young] told me to be mentally prepared because if I want to play I will have to play with this injury. I am determined to make a comeback. I would like to request everybody to please pray for me," he said.
Based on the progress of the conservative treatment the medical team will provide an update in due course.
Mashrafe has sustained the injury during a Premier Division League match between Abahani and BKSP on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal visited the injured pace bowler at his Mirpur residence yesterday.
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