Danish Kaneria Undergoes Finger Surgery

Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has undergone surgery on an injured finger and will be out of action for six weeks. Kaneria fractured a finger playing for his county side Essex against Worcestershire, and he was forced to return home which ruled him out of the rest of the domestic season, which concludes in September. "There was a fracture in my right hand ring finger which I sustained while taking a caught and bowled chance," he told Reuters. "I have had the surgery to set it right," he said. "Hopefully I should be bowling again after six weeks." Kaneria, 27, has taken 220 wickets in 51 Tests for his country but has played in just 18 One Day Internationals since his debut in 2000. Kaneria ends the domestic season on 75 wickets in all competitions. Already Pakistan is not playing a test series this year and we are short of cricket," he said. "The injury has really come at a bad time." Pakistan are without a Test series this summer due to the withdrawal of Australia and the ICC postponed the Champions Trophy in their country earlier this week.