SYDNEY: Aussie cricket legend Damien Martyn has been hospitalised and is said to be in critical condition.
According to Australian media, the great cricket legend has been hospitalised in serious condition in a hospital in Brisbane on Boxing Day
Former Australian batting great Damien Martyn is in an induced coma in a Queensland hospital.
Doctors say he is fighting for his life.
The 54-year-old fell seriously ill at his home on Boxing Day. He had gone to rest when his condition suddenly worsened.
Martyn was rushed to hospital soon after. The Sydney Morning Herald reports he has been diagnosed with meningitis.
The illness can cause dangerous swelling of the brain. Doctors have placed the former Test and ODI star into a coma to manage the condition.
Damien Martyn, 54, is widely loved in Australian cricket and has played many memorable innings in Tests and one-day matches.
He won the 1999 and 2003 World Cups with Australia. Martyn starred in the 2003 final against India and scored an unbeaten 88 despite batting with a broken finger.
Martyn surprised fans by retiring during the 2006-07 Ashes series and has stayed away from public life since then.
His cut shot through point became a trademark of his career and is still remembered as one of the finest shots of that era.
Martyn played 67 Test matches and 208 ODIs for Australia and also appeared in four T20 internationals.
He averaged 46.37 in Tests and 40.80 in one-day cricket. Martyn was known as one of the most stylish batters of his time.
