Sreesanth admitted with swine flu symptoms

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Sreesanth admitted with swine flu symptoms

Indian pacer S Sreesanth was admitted in a city hospital Thursday night and the Kerala speedster remains under the doctors' observation following multiple ailments.

Director of Fortis, Mohali, Dr A R Banerjee informed that the pacer, who has been ruled out of Saturday's Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka, is doing better now.

"Sreesanth was brought here last night with cough, sore throat and fever. Various tests have been done and he is doing fine," Banerjee said.

He said samples have been taken for swine flu tests as well and the results are awaited.

With the mercury going down, Chandigarh in the past 10 days has seen a sharp increase in number of swine flu cases and has already registered 10 deaths.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni earlier said Sreesanth would miss the match because of "viral infection".

"Sreesanth has not recovered from viral infection," Dhoni told reporters.

 

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Sreesanth tests positive for swine flu

Cricinfo staff
December 11, 2009

Sreesanth, the Indian fast bowler, has tested positive for the H1N1 virus but was on course for a speedy and normal recovery. He was admitted to a local Chandigarh hospital after pulling up with persistent multiple symptoms.
His samples were taken for swine flu testing and the results were positive, but doctors said Sreesanth was recovering well.
"Sreesanth was brought here last night with cough, sore throat and fever," said Dr AR Banerjee, director of the Fortis hospital in Chandigarh. "Various tests have been done and he is doing fine."
Sreesanth will remain at the hospital for a day or two, said a release from the Punjab Cricket Association.
Sreesanth, who missed the Nagpur with a stomach bug, had been earlier ruled out of the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka.