Malik injured but will play at Calcutta (8 February 1999)

8 February 1999

Malik injured but will play at Calcutta

By Our Special Representative

NEW DELHI, Feb 7: Salim Malik is suffering from a hamstring injury but was expected to play in the Asian Test Championship game against India at Calcutta.

"I was very uncomfortable till last evening. But the pain has decreased in the last 12 hours," Malik told reporters after the match.

"I pulled my hamstring on Friday evening when I sprinted in pursuit of a ball. But I am confident that a break of eight days would be enough to get the injury heel up," Malik added.

Salim Malik bitterly criticized the wicket saying it was not of Test standard. "How can you play on it? It was the worst wicket I have come across in my entire career," he remarked.

He was of the view that either the wicket should turn or seam. "But the bounce should be even. Here the bounce was uneven which created a nightmare for the batsmen," he said.

Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)