By Ron Fanfair
A rejuvenated Ashish Bagai is back from his honeymoon and injury and ready to lead Canada in Intercontinental Cup and One-Day Internationals against Ireland at Toronto Cricket Club ground, starting next week. For the past seven months, the reliable wicketkeeper/batsman has been hobbled by patella femoral syndrome, a common knee injury among active athletes characterized by intense pain around the kneecap that increases with activities. Surgery is not an option with the start of the World Cup in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka just five months away.
“The rest helped and the knees are doing better,” said Bagai who was married on July 31. “I am looking forward to playing against the Irish in both the long and short forms of the game since this is the last time we will be meeting a leading Associate member before the World Cup.”
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