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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 67 Tests, 4,400+ runs, 13 centuries for Australia
- 2🏆 2003 World Cup final hero, 2004 Border-Gavaskar MOTM
- 3💡 Youngest WA captain at 23, elegant reverse sweeper
- 4🔮 Full recovery sets stage for commentary comeback
"Former Australia batter Damien Martyn says he was given a 50/50 chance of surviving the meningitis that saw him put in an induced coma last month."
Damien Martyn, the elegant Aussie batter from Australia's golden era, reveals he faced a heart-stopping 50/50 chance of survival after a brutal meningitis attack plunged him into an induced coma.
The 54-year-old, who dazzled in 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 with his silky cover drives and textbook technique, fell critically ill on December 27, 2025. For eight harrowing days, doctors fought to save him in a paralysed coma as the disease ravaged his brain. Waking last week, Martyn has now walked out of hospital, sharing a beach photo that signals his fighting spirit is intact.
Martyn's Brave Fightback
Martyn's career was pure class—key cog in the 2003 World Cup triumph with an unbeaten 88 in the final, Man of the Series in the 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, and over 4,400 Test runs. Fans remember his resurgence after a six-year hiatus, smashing a double ton for Western Australia before reclaiming his spot. Now, from his hospital bed to the sands, he's thanking medics and well-wishers worldwide.
"On the 27th of December 2025 my life was taken out of my hands when meningitis took over my brain."
Cricket legends like Martyn embody resilience—much like our Men in Blue bouncing back from setbacks. His recovery is a reminder that warriors never quit.
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