{"id":11511,"date":"2012-11-10T05:04:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T05:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=11511"},"modified":"2012-11-10T05:04:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-10T05:04:18","slug":"zaheers-fitness-a-cause-of-concern-for-india-ahead-of-england-test-sehwag-seems-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=11511","title":{"rendered":"Zaheer\u2019s fitness a cause of concern for India ahead of England \u2018Test\u2019, Sehwag seems fine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The big question surrounding Team India\u2019s bowling ahead of the first Test against England is Zaheer Khan\u2019s fitness, says a report in <strong>The Times Of India,<\/strong> adding that his ability or lack of it to last the distance will be crucial to India\u2019s chances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Friday afternoon, when 14 of the 15-member squad arrived at Mumbai\u2019s Brabourne Stadium for a preparatory camp, Zaheer clearly didn\u2019t seem very sprightly. He walked on to the field with the rest of his mates, got into a huddle, played a bit of football as part of the warm-up, and headed straight to the massage table after a brief chat with coach Duncan Fletcher,\u201d says the <strong>TOI<\/strong> report, adding that Zaheer spent the next 40 minutes with physiotherapist Evan Speechly, who helped the bowler with his stretching and muscle relaxation routine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy then, the rest of the squad had hit the nets and put in a strenuous two-hour session. The left-arm seamer joined the rest of the bowlers in the nets later, bowling around 25 to 30 deliveries at military medium. His strides were slow and the trademark jump at the crease was non-existent, says the report, adding that there was no official information available on Zaheer\u2019s fitness, which first looked doubtful when the bowler had pulled up sore, clutching his groin, and walked away during Mumbai\u2019s Ranji Trophy match against Railways last Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile a report in <strong>Hindustan Times<\/strong> says that India began their preparation for the England series with a low-key training session at Brabourne Stadium on Friday. \u201cZaheer Khan\u2019s fitness was the main point of interest. He participated in a game of football and then spent a lot of time on physio Evan Speechly&#8217;s table receiving a massage, before hitting the nets. The leftarm pacer bowled for around half an hour, but at a leisurely pace,\u201d says the report. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVirender Sehwag showed no signs of discomfort from the finger injury he suffered last week during Delhi&#8217;s Ranji game, treating the net bowlers with utter disdain during his 20-minute batting session,\u201d adds the report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The big question surrounding Team India\u2019s bowling ahead of the first Test against England is Zaheer Khan\u2019s fitness, says a report in The Times Of India, adding that his ability or lack of it to last the distance will be crucial to India\u2019s chances. \u201cOn Friday afternoon, when 14 of the 15-member squad arrived at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[522,7216,557,569],"class_list":["post-11511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-from-the-newspapers","tag-duncan-fletcher","tag-evan-speechly","tag-virender-sehwag","tag-zaheer-khan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zaheer\u2019s fitness a cause of concern for India ahead of England \u2018Test\u2019, Sehwag seems fine - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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