Indian team's fitness trainer Gregory King on Friday certified that speedster Munaf Patel has recovered fully from the back injury he sustained on the tour of Bangladesh and was fit for the forthcoming tour of Ireland and England.
"All the bowlers are fit for the forthcoming tour of Ireland and England. Injured bowler Munaf Patel is also fit," King told reporters after the conclusion of the four-day fitness-specific camp for bowlers held at the Infosys campus in Mysore.
The injury-prone Patel broke down during India's tour of Bangladesh last month after complaining of lower back pain and was replaced by Delhi rookie Ishant Sharma before the second Test in Dhaka.
Patel was also replaced by teammate S Sreesanth in the Asia XI team in the Twenty20 fixture against Africa XI held on June 5 as part of the Afro-Asia Cup tournament.
The Indian team is scheduled to play three off-shore ODIs at Belfast, Ireland, against South Africa and a one-off ODI against Pakistan at Glasgow, Scotland, before moving over to England for a full tour comprising three Tests and seven ODIs against the hosts.
King and left-arm pacer Rudra Pratap Singh, who addressed the media, sounded pleased over the outcome of the training camp, with bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad in charge, which commenced on June 4.
The duo was all praise for the excellent facilities available for the players at the Infosys campus.
During the camp the bowlers were taught lessons in communication skills and leadership qualities at the Infosys Leadership Institute situated inside the campus.
The bowlers trained by jogging, swimming and working out at the state-of-the-art gymnasiums.
