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Atapattu undergoes medical check-up
February 24, 2000
Islamabad, Feb 23: Sri Lanka's prolific and in-form batsman Marvan
Atapattu underwent medical check-up on his lower-back at the National
Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday.
The batsman, who had blasted Pakistani bowlers in the one-day series
and the warm-up matches, had complained of stiffness in the lower
back. The right-handed Atapattu had half-hour batting practice during
lunch-break on second day of the three-dayer with Chaminda Vaas,
Muttiah Muralitharan and Pramodya Wickremasinghe.
Skipper Sanath Jayasuriya, however, played down Atapattu's injury
saying it was nothing serious. "It was all a precautionary
exercise. He will be alright before the Test," he said.
© dawn
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