Indian wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha to undergo shoulder surgery in Manchester: BCCI

His surgery will take place in Manchester.

The BCCI on Monday released a timeline on Saha's injury and said he has 'sustained a posterosuperior labral tear. This injury will require surgery.'

BCCI said : "Saha reported to the NCA (National Cricket Academy) post the South African tour on 29th January 2018 with a complaint of a left proximal hamstring tendinopathy (pain in the upper left hamstring).Simultaneously he complained of right shoulder pain. Subsequently an MRI scan was done in February which revealed a Labral tear. Appropriate doctor consultations were done with Dr. Srikanth Narayanaswamy, Sports Physician who then advised an ultrasound guided injection, which was duly done."

The BCCI said following the  injection Saha went through a rehabilitation process at the NCA, as advised by the doctors, and on the 19th of March he was discharged by the NCA, having fully recovered from his hamstring and shoulder injuries.  

Saha's injury flared up during the IPL.

"Saha then went to play IPL with the Sunrisers Hyderabad. On 7th of May he fell twice on his shoulder jarring the joint.·      On the following day he complained of pain and stiffness in the shoulder to his IPL physiotherapist. Under the supervision of his IPL physiotherapist, he was taken to a doctor in Delhi and a second Ultrasound guided injection was done as per advice of the doctor," read the BCCI statement.

"He thereafter was rested for 5 IPL games while undergoing rehabilitation under the care of the franchise. As a result of this injection and the subsequent rehabilitation, his right shoulder condition improved and allowed him to play without pain towards the end of the IPL. During this period, on 15th of May, Saha requested to visit the NCA head physiotherapist, Ashish Kaushik, so that he could also review his right shoulder. Ashish assessed his right shoulder and concluded that its presentation was similar to how it had been in late January/early February. Ashish informed the Sunrisers Physiotherapist of this who then continued with his course of rehabilitation. The Team India Physiotherapist was informed of this sequence of events," it said.

"On 25th of May he played the next IPL game. Unfortunately Mr. Saha injured his right thumb during this game with x-rays confirming that he had sustained a fracture," the BCCI said.

"On 28th of May, he was accompanied by the Team India Physiotherapist to an appointment to visit Dr Sudhir Warrier regarding a surgical opinion for his right thumb. Dr Warrier’s opinion was that the thumb injury did not require surgery. At this time, he complained of no shoulder pain or stiffness," it said.

"A  further x ray on 2nd of July revealed that the thumb had healed," the timeline further said.

Speaking further, the statement said: "On the 6th of July, he was taken to meet Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, orthopaedic surgeon, at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Mumbai. Dr. Pardiwala opined that another steroid injection would assist Mr Saha's recovery. He also stated that should the injury not respond to the injection, then surgery would be necessary."

"Post the injection, after observation and rehabilitation for five days, when his condition had not improved, he was declared unfit on the 13th of July and the India team management was informed of the same," it said.

Saha's surgery will take place in Manchester.

"Mr Saha has been advised surgery. The surgery will take place at the end of July or the 1st week of August .2. The labral repair surgery will be done by Dr. Lennard Funk in Manchester, UK," read the statement.