Gambhir likely to miss Windies tour with sore shoulder

Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Gautam Gambhir has been advised rest for six weeks to nurse his ‘sore shoulder’ and is likely to miss the West Indies tour starting June 4. Suresh Raina will be leading the team in the One-day International series in Gambhir’s absence.

Gambhir, the Kolkata Knight Riders captain, was carrying a shoulder injury right through out the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Friday looked in pain while playing against Mumbai Indians in the eliminator at the Wankhede Stadium here. He had injured the shoulder during the final of the World Cup against Sri Lanka in April.

Knight Riders’ team physio Andrew Leipus, in a letter to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said that Gambhir needs at least four-six weeks of rest and also asked the board’s medical committee to look into the player’s injury management.

Gambhir was appointed skipper for the West Indies tour in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was advised rest.