Saturday, February 21, 2009

Tait Scares Royals while Flintoff Scares Kings in IPL

Even before the season has begun, the scare of injury has reared its head. It has happened with Rajasthan Royals whose key bowler Shaun Tait has been hit with an injury and there might be a probability that he may miss the second season of the Indian Premier League. The same has happened in case of Andrew Flintoff, who was the highest paid player for the IPL season 2 and is a prized possession of IPL Season 2.

The prized acquisition of Rajasthan Royals may not be able to play at all, and this is causing nightmares in the management team of the RR’s. It has been reported that he has been Tait has been hit with a hamstring injury, and as a result of this injury he may not be able to play in the Indian Premier League Season 2, which is going to begin from April 2009. He is a prized possession as RR’s have paid $375,000 to make him a part of their team.

Tait suffered hamstring injury while playing against New Zealand, and there are reports, which are ominous, as they suggest that he might not be, match fit by April. He is an injury prone bowler as a matter of fact, and one wonders whether Rajasthan Royals had taken this into consideration while selecting him.

As a result of his injury, Tait was not included in the squad of the South Australia for a game against Queensland. It has also been reported that it would be a long time before he would be in a position to start even light training. As per the reports emanating from Australia, Tait has not been responding to treatment so far. He is now hinging his hopes on playing the Indian Premier League by taking the treatment of having his own blood injected into the affected area, which is a painful process. Surprisingly, officials of Rajasthan Royals are totally oblivious of this development.

Injury to Flintoff would also be scary for the Chennai Super Kings, as he has been paid the maximum prize for making him a part of the team. If one has to believe the reports emanating from West Indies, English board has asked for replacement of Flintoff and Ravi Bopara may be joining English squad in a short time.

Flintoff is also a cricketer who is quite prone to injury and he was making his comeback after a long lay off. Fast bowlers these days are suffering quite a lot of injury owing to the heavy engagements, which are taking quite a lot of toll on their body.

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