Ian Bell faces three months on the sidelines after undergoing surgery
Warwickshire’s former England batsman Ian Bell will miss the start of the County Championship season having had an operation on his toe.
The 36-year-old is likely to be sidelined for three months after he required surgery to repair a ligament tear after a blow to the foot whilst training with Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League.
All done ✅ Road to recovery starts here ?? Thanks again for all your kind messages! Hopefully be back playing the game I love soon enough ?? @WarwickshireCCC @BearsT20 pic.twitter.com/juInXJx6Dg
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) March 18, 2019
Bell broke the 1,000-run barrier in the County Championship in 2018 and claimed five centuries during their promotion-winning campaign.
Warwickshire’s first-team coach Jim Troughton remarked: “There are always unknowns with surgery, but Ian has always kept his fitness at the top level throughout his career.”
