Indians protest about absence of doctor

The Indian team management has made an official complaint to New Zealand Cricket (NZC) about the absence of a doctor at Basin Reserve during the third and final day of the first cricket Test here.

Opener Sanjay Bangar suffered a painful blow on his right ring finger by a Shane Bond delivery while batting in the second innings and so painful was the blow he had to leave the ground with an assistant to seek medical opinion.

“There was no doctor at the ground and we took it rather seriously because injuries of grievious nature could occur on a cricket field,” said team manager N R Choudhary.

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“A doctor did turn up but it was late in the day and we don’t want such a situation to happen again on the tour,” said Choudhary.

Bangar’s fears were allayed when fracture was ruled out.