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Nari Contractor Gets Metal Plate Removed From Skull After 60 Years

Nari Contractor had suffered a head injury after coping a bouncer from Charlie Griffith in a tour game against Barbados at the Kensington Oval in 1962.

Nari Contractor played 31 Tests for India바카라 웹사이트from 1955 to 62.
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Former India cricketer Nari Contractor underwent surgery to remove a metal plate implanted in his skull 60 years ago.바카라 웹사이트After the successful operation, his son said that the 88-year-old is stable and recovering well. ()

Contractor had suffered a life-threatening head injury after바카라 웹사이트coping a bouncer from Charlie Griffith in a tour game against Barbados at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown during India's tour of West Indies tour in 1962.

The former cricketer underwent the procedure at the Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai.

"The operation was successful and he will be fine soon. He바카라 웹사이트will be in hospital for a few more days and after doctor라이브 바카라바카라 웹사이트advice, we will take him home. We will take one step at a바카라 웹사이트time," The Indian Express reported quoting Contractor라이브 바카라 son,바카라 웹사이트Hoshedar as saying.

A series of surgeries were performed and later a metal plate was inserted at a hospital in Tamil Nadu.

"The skin was disintegrating on the plate. So he had lost the바카라 웹사이트skin covering it, hence it was advised by the doctors to get it바카라 웹사이트removed. Our family was a bit worried which is natural. It라이브 바카라바카라 웹사이트not a major operation but is surely a critical operation," Hoshedar added.

Contractor, a left-handed batter, played 31 Tests for India바카라 웹사이트from 1955 to 62. He scored 1611 at an average of 31.58바카라 웹사이트with the help of one century and 11 fifties.

He also played 138 First-class matches, scoring 8611 runs.

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