Indian Cricketers leave For India After Successful Ayurvedic Treatment in Colombo

Two leading Indian cricketers, opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, and opening bowler Ashish Nehra, met Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday at Janadhipathi Mandiraya, Colombo, prior to their return to India on the same evening, after recovery from injuries received while playing in the current IPL series.

They suffered serious injury while playing in the IPL tournament, which threatened to keep them out of the current series, and were treated in Sri Lanka by the reputed Ayurvedic Physician Dr. Eliyantha White, at the request of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Gambhir and Nehra thanked President Rajapaksa and Dr. White for their speedy recovery. The also thanked Sri Lankan cricketer Dilshan Tillekeratne, who is now playing in the IPL, for recommending treatment in Sri Lanka and making arrangements for it through the President.

The two cricketers told President Rajapaksa they were fit to return to play in the IPL in the next few days.

Earlier, star Indian Batsman Sachin Tendulkar had also been successfully treated for a sports injury by Dr. White, at the request of President Rajapaksa.

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- Asian Tribune -