Flintoff may be fit for World Twenty20.Byline: ANI London, Apr.29 (ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board  The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. expects
all-rounder Andrew Flintoff to be fit for the World Twenty20 competition
in June after he successfully underwent a knee operation.
Flintoff required keyhole surgery on torn cartilage after he was forced to pull out of the Indian Premier League  This article or section contains information about a sporting event or team. , where he had a
forgettable debut for the Chennai Super Kings.
"The surgeon has informed the England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. Cricket Board's chief medical officer Nick Peirce that the operation went extremely smoothly," The Telegraph quoted Hugh Morris, the managing director England Cricket, as saying. "I am grateful to the ECB See electronic code book. medical team, the surgeon and radiologists as well as the Chennai Super Kings for keeping the England team management and me informed about Andrew's injury and the subsequent operation," he added. The all-rounder will be out of action for between three and five weeks, meaning he should be available to play in the World Twenty20 competition, starting on June 5. He will, however, definitely miss the two-Test series against West Indies. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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