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Gautam Gambhir could miss the limited-overs leg of India's tour of the West Indies next month following the stress of a shoulder injury that was continued during the World Cup final. Gambhir, named India's captain for that part of the tour, has been advise four to six weeks' rest by Andrew Leipus, the Kolkata Knight Riders trainer, and could even miss the following tour of England.
If it comes to pass, Gambhir's nonappearance will leave India without their three best expert openers - Virender Sehwag has freshly undergone shoulder surgery and Sachin Tendulkar has been rested for the short-format games. It will also fuel the discuss over the significance given to the IPL vis-a-vis international cricket, and - given that Sehwag also played throughout the IPL with his injury - raise questions over the liability of the BCCI, the IPL franchises and the players.
Gambhir played the IPL Eliminator on Wednesday, the same day Leipus wrote to the BCCI. However, Kolkata's loss to Mumbai Indians has saved Gambhir and the franchise from have to decide on his further contribution in the tournament.
In his letter, address to BCCI secretary N Srinivasan, Leipus - a former India physio - said the player felt sharp pain in his right carry while landing on it in the field at one point during the World Cup final next to Sri Lanka at the Wankhede stadium on April 2. Subsequent scans have now exposed a serious injury that would require him to avoid throwing or batting for four to six weeks.
"Gautam indoors in Kolkata at the start of the IPL complaining of a 'sore shoulder', the onset of which occur during the World Cup final," Leipus' letter said. "He clearly recollects a fielding incident where he landed on an outspread arm and felt a catch deep in the shoulder. In the elation at the time, his attention was deservedly elsewhere and he didn't bother telling anyone about it."
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