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 Kolkata,
October 31: Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, convalescing after
treatment of an abscess on his left thigh, was yesterday ruled out
of the November 6 tri-series match against New Zealand by the
doctors. Ganguly, who had to sit out the first three games of the
triangular series after undergoing two mini surgical procedures in
five days for the painful abscess, now has to sit out the fourth
match at Cuttack, surgeon Mrinmoy Nandy told reporters. "He
cannot play the November 6th match. The wound is healing. But since
it is a big wound, it will take some time to heal," Nandy, who
went to Ganguly's residence for a check up during the day, said.
Nandy said Ganguly,
still on a course of antibiotics, was recovering well. "But we
don't want to rush things." The doctor said he had removed one
of the superficial stitches over the wound. "The remaining six
stitches, including the two deep ones, would be removed in a phased
manner." Asked whether Ganguly would be fit for the November 12
outing against Australia at Bangalore, Nandy said, "Let's
see..".
The six-member
medical board, set up to treat Ganguly, would review the condition
of the ailing Indian skipper on Sunday, Nandy said. "By
Tuesday, we'll be able to say whether he would be available for the
Bangalore tie," he said. Meanwhile, the Indian captain was
taking walks in his palatial residence, though a limp was still
there. Ganguly, who underwent the second mini surgical procedure on
October 18, was discharged from the private nursing home on Sunday.
Earlier, he had to
sit out of the second Test against New Zealand after the abscess was
removed through a mini surgical procedure on October 14. (Agencies)
Published: Friday,
October 31, 2003
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