The Pakistan Cricket Board has said that the medical team expects pacer Ihsanullah to begin functional training soon after his recovery.

“Ihsanullah’s elbow brace was removed in the fifth week after which he started his active rehabilitation. His MRI CT scans in the second week of October showed signs of recovery according to the doctors who described them as having satisfactory post-surgical appearances,” the PCB said in a statement on Monday.

According to the cricket governing body, the fast bowler is on the road to recovery after spending 11 weeks in post-operative care after suffering an elbow injury.

Earlier, a doctor was flown in from England to conduct the operation in the first week of September.

After the operation, the fast bowler was placed in an elbow brace for four weeks, with a doctor and physio attending him on a daily basis at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.

The PCB said that the doctors were confident that Ihsanullah would be able to begin functional training after the completion of the 16th week of his recovery.

The 21-year-old has played one ODI and four T20Is over the course of his brief career for the Pakistan cricket team, so far. He made his debut in the limited-overs format earlier this year.