New Delhi, May 24 (DIN NEWS)<\/b>\u00a0Fatigue and niggles could curtail India captain Virat Kohli’s much-hyped county stint to just a couple of first-class matches for Surrey after a hospital visit by him raised injury concerns.<\/p>\n
While Kohli had visited a hospital in Mumbai for a check-up, it has been reported that he is suffering from a slip disc injury and will not be playing for Surrey ahead of the UK tour starting with two T20 Internationals against Ireland in June.<\/p>\n
However, a top BCCI official, who is privy to Kohli’s county engagements, clarified that it is a case of “neck sprain” and not a “slip disc injury” as reported.<\/p>\n
“Yes, Virat has had fatigue issues and this is a case of workload management rather than injury management. But it isn’t a case of slip disc. As of now, we will be monitoring his workload,” the senior official told PTI on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n
“We are chalking a plan wherein his county stint will be curtailed. He will play two four-day matches as per the original plan and not the five Royal London Cup (50 over) matches,” he added.<\/p>\n
When pressed further on the reported slip disc injury, the official replied: “Yesterday, Virat posted his fitness video as part of the Government’s ‘Fitness Challenge’. I can tell you that the video was shot yesterday.”<\/p>\n
Kohli had been tagged by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in the social media campaign and he had posted a video of him working out in the gym in repsonse.<\/p>\n
Asked why did he visit a spinal surgeon at Khar medical facility, the official said: “Virat had suffered a neck sprain during an IPL match in Jaipur (RCB’s final game). The pain had subsided but he went for a precautionary check-up.”<\/p>\n
However, there is no denying that Kohli has had tremendous workload during the past one year starting June 2017.<\/p>\n
In this phase, he appeared in nine Tests and 29 of the 32 ODIs that the national team played. He also played 9 out of India’s 18 T20 Internationals.<\/p>\n
In all, he played 47 international matches with only Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya (48 each) playing a match more than him.<\/p>\n
Add to it, the 14 IPL matches and his tally goes up to 61 in all.<\/p>\n
However, the one question that begs to be answered is why did Kohli not rest himself from a few matches during the IPL?<\/p>\n
The BCCI has already put a program in place where the centrally-contracted cricketers’ workload and injury management is monitored through the National Cricket Academy.<\/p>\n
The franchise physios and trainers are supposed to give weekly updates to the national team trainers and the ones present at the NCA.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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