Brisbane, Dec. 31 -- : Australia's cricket fraternity has rallied around former batter Damien Martyn after the 54-year-old was hospitalised in Brisbane and placed in an induced coma following a bout of meningitis, as per Cricket Australia.
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg extended the board's support, saying the thoughts of the entire cricketing community were with Martyn. "I'm saddened to hear of Damien's illness. The best wishes of everyone at Cricket Australia and in the wider cricket community are with him at this time," Greenberg said.
Martyn's close friend and former Australia and Western Australia teammate, Adam Gilchrist, confirmed that the cricketer is receiving treatment, speaking on behalf of the family. "He is ...