da bwin： Sachin Tendulkar is expected to be fit for India’s tour of SouthAfrica, starting on October 1, the doctor, who is treating themaestro’s foot injury, said on Tuesday
14-Aug-2001Sachin Tendulkar is expected to be fit for India’s tour of SouthAfrica, starting on October 1, the doctor, who is treating themaestro’s foot injury, said on Tuesday."He (Sachin) should recover from his foot injury by the end ofSeptember. I am hopeful that he will be ready to go to South Africa,”Anant Joshi told NDTV in an interview for Star News.Tendulkar had to miss out on the current Sri Lanka tour due to a footfracture which he suffered during India’s recent Zimbabwe tour.”We will take another CT scan after three to four weeks to see how thehealing is progressing,” Joshi said adding that in the meantime theywill also work on protected footwear so that when he gets back therewere no chances of his again getting injured.Normally any injury of a lower limb takes four to six weeks to join orgum up and another four to six weeks to really consolidate and becomestrong enough to take pressure, Joshi said while describingTendulkar’s injury as “fracture of great toe of the right foot.”However, he said in case of players like Tendulkar, who areoptimistic, the recovery was fast.Asked if the injury was due to overdose of cricket, the doctor said”no”. “In Sachin’s case it has nothing to do with overdose of cricket.It is a plain simple accident which could happen to anybody.”Describing his injury as “temporary halt”, Tendulkar said “if I am fitI would like to go tomorrow and play the Test match. I am just keepingmy fingers crossed and hope it will get better as soon as possible andget back to action. What else I can do?”Expressing his eagerness to play against South Africa, Tendulkar said,”South Africa is one of the top sides and I am looking forward to gothere and play against them. I hope to get back in action as soon aspossible.”About the pressure from the public for being away from the game, thebatting maestro said “Sometimes it is difficult to answer each andevery individual but I totally understand their feelings. I feel happythat people are concerned about me and want me to get back to action.All I can say is I am trying my best.”Asked if he thought too much cricket was resulting in injuries among alot of players, Tendulkar said “I don’t want to say that we haveplayed a lot of cricket and that’s why there were so many injuries.But at the same time I would like to play some amount of cricketprovided there are some breaks in between. This help players recoverand recharge their batteries. They can also spend some time with thefamilies and go out to play with a fresh mind. And even sitting athome, one can analyse his game and get better.”Though it was a forced break, Tendulkar said he enjoyed each and everymoment of it with his family. "It was a different feeling altogetherto have breakfast with my son in his school which would not have beenpossible, if I would not have got injured,” he said.