NEW DELHI: The Delhi Daredevils have rushed injured captain Gautam Gambhir and key paceman Ashish Nehra to Sri Lanka for ayurvedic treatment, on a suggestion from the team's Sri Lankan player Tillakaratne Dilshan.
"Both these cricketers have gone to Sri Lanka for treatment. The doctor has treated many Indian cricketers before. We are not rushing things but if a player is injured, it's our duty to take care of him. When Dilshan suggested the doctor's name, Srinivas Bommibala, the chairman (GMR sports) immediately okayed the proposal and within hours a special flight was arranged to take the cricketers to Lanka," PB Vanchi, the GMR sports division director, told TOI on Saturday.
Gambhir suffered a hamstring injury during Delhi's first home game against Mumbai Indians last Wednesday. Nehra is nursing a rib injury he picked up during training in Mohali before the team's first IPL game and is believed to be on the verge of complete recovery.
The cricketers are expected to be back either on March 23 or 24. "Our team is under no pressure after two defeats. We know that we have a good team, and some other foreign recruits are joining the team soon. So we are ready for the challenge ahead of us," Vanchi added.
"Both these cricketers have gone to Sri Lanka for treatment. The doctor has treated many Indian cricketers before. We are not rushing things but if a player is injured, it's our duty to take care of him. When Dilshan suggested the doctor's name, Srinivas Bommibala, the chairman (GMR sports) immediately okayed the proposal and within hours a special flight was arranged to take the cricketers to Lanka," PB Vanchi, the GMR sports division director, told TOI on Saturday.
Gambhir suffered a hamstring injury during Delhi's first home game against Mumbai Indians last Wednesday. Nehra is nursing a rib injury he picked up during training in Mohali before the team's first IPL game and is believed to be on the verge of complete recovery.
The cricketers are expected to be back either on March 23 or 24. "Our team is under no pressure after two defeats. We know that we have a good team, and some other foreign recruits are joining the team soon. So we are ready for the challenge ahead of us," Vanchi added.
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