Tamim recovery on track

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal’s recovery towards full fitness is right on track to play in the World Cup, starting in three weeks. For the first time since his December 29 operation, he played pace bowling in the nets after he had only taken throwdowns and played against the bowling machine over the past week.
While the rest of the Bangladesh team leaves for Brisbane on Saturday evening, Tamim will depart for Melbourne on Sunday. He has an appointment with orthopaedic surgeon Dr David Young followed by his third platela rich plasma (PRP) injection on January 27. He hopes to start training on January 29.
Tamim complained of pain on his left knee which was later diagnosed as a grade one tear on his meniscus, after which Dr Young performed the arthroscopic evaluation and surgery on his left knee on December 29.
He is pinning his hopes now on the PRP injection as well as a running session in Brisbane which he hopes will underline his return to fitness.
“I don’t think there is a major problem with my knee,” Tamim said. “I am playing all kinds of shots against all sorts of bowling. My next sprint session in Australia is the most important to me. I had some pain sprinting before the operation, so if my pain goes away while sprinting, the fitness would have improved. But I have to be in rehab even during the tournament.”