India, Dec. 31 -- Australia's two-time World Cup winner Damien Martyn is in serious condition in a Brisbane hospital after being diagnosed with meningitis. The 54-year-old, who represented Australia in 67 Test matches, is in an induced coma as he battles the killer disease in "the fight of his life."

Code Sports reported on Wednesday that Martyn, a member of the Australian teams that won consecutive World Cups in 1999 and 2003, as well as the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, fell ill on Boxing Day while resting at his Gold Coast home and was subsequently rushed to a Brisbane hospital.

"Lots of love and prayers sending (at) damienmartyn way. Keep strong and fighting legend. Love to the family," former test teammate Darren Lehmann wrote on soci...