Indian batting star Virat Kohli don miss di upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan because of hamstring injury wey e suffer during di IPL final. According to BCCI source wey talk to PTI, scans reveal say e get distal semimembranosus tendon tear.
Dis injury no be di normal hamstring strain wey dey common for sport. Dr Bharat Bahre, Senior Consultant for Aakash Healthcare, explain say distal semimembranosus tear na rare hamstring injury wey sports medicine specialists no dey see often, even for elite athletes.
Unlike regular hamstring strain wey dey happen high up for muscle or tendon near hip, dis one affect di semimembranosus tendon near where e attach for inside of shinbone, just below knee. Dr Bahre say di tendon for dat area dey strong and robust, so e no dey common to tear.
Complete tear fit happen from combination of factors like explosive movement, sudden deceleration, fatigue, and di cumulative workload plus age-related changes for tendon elasticity. Dat na why di condition dey described as unusual even for professional sport.
Kohli, wey don reach late 30s, dey known as one of cricket fittest athletes. Dr Bahre say tendon rupture no be age-related phenomenon, especially for man of Kohli fitness levels. But tendons dey lose elasticity, hydration, and collagen quality as person age, and recovery from micro-damage dey slow down. So older athlete fit get small increase for risk under extreme match conditions.
Recovery time depend on severity of tear. Small tendon injuries fit heal for few weeks, while bigger partial tears fit take six to twelve weeks. Complete tear fit require surgery and several months of recovery. Reports say Kohli don get advice to rest for minimum two weeks, but di exact grade of injury no don reveal yet.
