MELBOURNE: Australian opener Chris Lynn will not require surgery to make his right shoulder stable after he dislocated it on Wednesday while diving in the field against New Zealand.
The 27-year-old has had three surgeries on his left shoulder and appeared to be protecting it when he fell awkwardly during Australia’s victory over New Zealand in the final of the Twenty20 tri-series at Eden Park in Auckland.
He was immediately taken to hospital for preliminary scans. Lynn had further scans when he returned to Australia.
“Chris has undergone scans which confirmed some of the expected signs of a shoulder disorders including bleeding in the joint along with some cartilage and ligament damage,” Cricket Australia Sports Science Sports Medicine Manager Alex Kountouris said in a statement.
“After consulting a specialist, at this stage we have confirmed that Chris does not need to undergo stabilisation surgery on his shoulder.”
Lynn, who is well-known for his hard-hitting, was ruled out of the Pakistan Super League but had hoped to be fit for the Indian Premier League competition that runs from April 7 – May 27. He was picked by Lahore Qalandars.
“He will now undergo extensive rehabilitation to give us a better idea of how his shoulder will cope with return to normal function, with a view to being available to play in the IPL and the short-form series in the UK in June,” Kountouris added.
“We will have a better understanding of how possible this will be in a few weeks, once we know how he is responding to the rehabilitation.”
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