Ihsanullah 'on road to recovery' from elbow injury

Pakistan pacer Ihsanullah is "on the road to recovery", the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in an update on the bowler's injury which has kept him away from international cricket for months.

The right-arm pacer who made his one-day international debut against New Zealand earlier this year, was ruled out from international cricket due to an elbow injury.

“Ihsanullah is on the road to recovery after spending 11 weeks in post-operative care after suffering an elbow injury," the PCB said.

An official statement said that a doctor from England performed the surgery on Ihsanullah in the first week of September.

After the operation, the pacer used an elbow brace for four weeks, with a doctor and physio attending him on a daily basis at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, the PCB added.

“Ihsanullah’s elbow brace was removed in the fifth week after which he started his active rehabilitation. His MRI and CT scans in the second week of October showed signs of recovery, according to the doctors who described them as having satisfactory post-surgical appearances."

The doctors expressed confidence that Ihsanullah will be able to begin functional training after the completion of the 16th week of his recovery.

Ihsanullah was ruled out from international cricket after playing in the national squad for the home ODI series against New Zealand in April.

The pacer is unlikely to feature in the Test series against Australia towards the end of 2023 and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) next year.

The 21-year-old has played one ODI and four T20Is over the course of his brief career for the Pakistan cricket team, so far. He made his debut in the limited-overs format earlier this year.