India, Jan. 5 -- Former Australia cricketer Damien Martyn has made a "miraculous turnaround" and is now able to talk after coming out of an induced coma due to a bout of meningitis, according to his former teammate Adam Gilchrist. Gilchrist said Martyn, who was diagnosed with meningitis and admitted in a Gold Coast hospital recently, is responding to treatment and now able to talk. "It's been an unbelievable turn of events in the last 48 hours. He is now able to talk and respond to treatment," Gilchrist was quoted as saying by cricket.Com.Au.

"He will remain in hospital and continue to receive treatment, but the turnaround has been miraculous. "He has responded extraordinarily well since coming out of the coma to the point where his fami...