Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal is set to undergo surgery on a groin hernia, having aggravated the injury during the one-day series against South Africa, but says it’s not a serious problem and he’ll be back in action soon.
Ajmal is back in Pakistan though is not playing domestic cricket after advice from his doctors. If he has the operation, it will require a few weeks’ rest, and he is set to be fit in time to face Scotland in May, and the Champions Trophy in June.
Ajmal was quoted by Cricinfo: “I have been suffering pain for the last couple of months in my groin. It increased during the South Africa ODI series and now I have been advised to take rest until my doctors assess if it needs surgery.
“I have a feeling that I need surgery but I will wait for the doctor’s advice. I am currently in Faisalabad and scheduled to see a doctor in Lahore this week.
“In any case I will be fit by the next international commitment, as it is not a major operation. It normally takes two to three week of recovery time.”
