 Ganguly was forced to sit out the first two Tests against Pakistan |
Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has been passed fit to play in the final Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Ganguly missed the first Test, which his team won by an innings.
Rahul Dravid also had to deputise as captain in the ongoing second Test in Lahore while Ganguly underwent further tests on his back condition.
But surgeon Dr. Kalyan Mukherjee said: "He is 95 percent fit now and the Indian team physio would turn that into 100 percent with some fine-tuning."
Ganguly returned home to Calcutta after injuring his back while fielding in the fifth limited-over match in Lahore.
Dr Mukherjee had diagnosed the injury as a lumbar strain that prevented Ganguly from bending his back.
He said Ganguly would leave for New Delhi on Wednesday en route to joining up with his team-mates in Pakistan.
The return to fitness of their captain leaves India's selectors in a pickle.
His replacement, Yuvraj Singh, rescued them from a disastrous score on Monday in Lahore by hitting a brilliant century.
But there are no other obvious candidates to be dropped, such is the quality of the Indian middle order.
MMIX
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This is great news. Ganguly's the toughest cricketer to emerge in India and adds a real zing to the team!
