Umar Gul will be out of action for about three months
the Pakistan fast bowler, has been ruled out of the
Champions Trophy due to an injured right knee. He sustained the injury
last month after the Centurion ODI against South Africa and has been sidelined since.
He will fly to Melbourne for surgery in the first week of May. The
injury also means he will miss the fixtures against Ireland and Scotland
next month.
"Gul complained of right knee pain during the recently concluded one-day
series against South Africa," a PCB spokesman confirmed. "He was rested
for the last two one-dayers for imminent damage to his medial meniscus
and bone of the right knee. A later MRI scan confirmed a full thickness
tear of the posterior horn of medial meniscus with patchy bone bruising
on his right knee.
"In order to expedite his return to cricket and quick rehabilitation,
PCB have contacted Dr Alexander David Young in Australia, who in his
initial reports has confirmed damage to his right knee and has given a
timeline of 8-12 weeks for his full recovery (after the surgery)."