Pakistan Test player Abid Ali is hoping for a successful return to the sport as he begins his rehabilitation after angioplasty in December 2021.
Abid Ali began his rehabilitation on Wednesday at the National High-Performance Center of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) under the supervision of the PCB medical team.
The 34-year-old was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome after he complained of chest pain while batting for Central Punjab against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the final round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He had a successful angioplasty in December 2021.
“As it is the second innings of cricket, the Almighty has given me a second life. I cannot thank the Almighty enough that I am sitting here today,” PCB quoted Abid as saying.
The right-handed opener spoke about the incident in a video interview with PCB.
Abid Ali said, “While batting, I started having restlessness and pain. This worried me. When the pain intensified, I did some running and also consulted my batting partner Azhar Ali.”
“Later and with the permission of the umpires, I left the field. But as soon as I approached the rope, I started vomiting and felt dizzy. Team Physio and Dr. Asad [Central Punjab’s team doctor] ran towards me, took off my pads and took me to the hospital.”
The batsman said that he was in a state of shock when he was diagnosed with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Abid had taken the pain he felt in his chest as a normal muscle, but the seriousness of the condition was revealed after doctors examined him.
“I didn’t know I had heart problems,” he said. “The doctors did an ECG (electrocardiogram), which didn’t turn out well. They asked me how I was doing and told me, ‘A normal person’s heart works at 55 percent, while mine was working at 30 percent.’ One of the heart valves is blocked and we have to insert two stents. This put me in a state of shock.”
According to reports in Pakistan media, the PCB’s medical team has worked out a rehabilitation plan for Abid to help him return to the game, which the right-handed batsman is looking forward to.
“The PCB medical team has drawn up a rehab plan for me. God willing, I will try to catch the bat and start training as soon as possible.
“Cricket is my life. This is an invaluable aspect of my life that I do not want to give up. I am trying to get back to cricket as soon as possible… I hope to be back [in cricket] In this new life that the Almighty has given me,” the player was quoted as saying.
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