Former India captain Nari Contractor will likely be launched from the hospital after efficiently present process an operation to take away the titanium plate that was inserted in his cranium 60 years in the past following an harm in the course of the 1961-62 tour of the West Indies.
The plate, which was inserted after Nari Contractor suffered a life-threatening harm when he was hit by a bouncer by West Indies quick bowler Charlie Griffith throughout a tour match towards Barbados at Bridgetown on the 1961-62 tour, was eliminated throughout an operation on the Reliance Foundation Hospital right here on Wednesday.
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“The operation went properly and he’s recovering. The docs will determine within the subsequent few days when he may very well be discharged,” Hoshedar Contractor, Nari’s son, told IANS on Thursday.
According to him, the plate was removed now because the skin was growing on it and would have caused further problems to the 88-year-old Nari.
The former India captain was struck on the back of his head in one of the most famous incidents in world cricket during a match against Barbados when he opened the innings with Dilip Sardesai.
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While facing the fourth ball of the second over, Nari Contractor was distracted by a movement in the pavilion and the ball hit at the back of his skill. A blood clot had developed inside his skull and it was pressing against the brain, paralyzing him from the waist down. Two surgeries were performed in Barbados to remove the clot.
The titanium plate, which prevented any further damage to his skull and brain, was inserted in his head by neurosurgeon Dr Chandy during an operation at Vellore, Tamil Nadu so that Nari could resume his cricketing activities. Though Nari Contractor could not play Test cricket after that injury, he did play first-class cricket and later became a coach at the Cricket Club of India Academy in Mumbai.
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