da dobrowin： Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s right toe may need surgery and theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would bear the expenses,BCCI sources said in Mumbai on Saturday
11-Aug-2001Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s right toe may need surgery and theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would bear the expenses,BCCI sources said in Mumbai on Saturday."As the pain still continues, the senior specialists are consideringa few other alternative treatments which may include either a localinjection or even surgery," the sources added.Tendulkar, who had suffered a hairline fracture to his toe whileplaying in the Triangular one-day series in Zimbabwe, underwent a bonescan on August 9. He was forced to pull out of the three Test seriesin Sri Lanka from August 14, as the scan showed that the fracture ofthe sesaunoid bone of the great toe had not healed properly.However, Tendulkar would consult a few more specialists beforedeciding on surgery and should be fit for the South African tour tostart on September 28 till November 28, sources said.Tendulkar has already written to the BCCI secretary JY Lele about thepossible surgery.