This famous Cricketer who played for
CSK tweeted : wanted to say a big thank you to all our mates on Straddie who
have been so supportive. Especially Ben & Sue Kelley for the fast diagnosis
with MRI, CT scan. Fractured C6, torn C5,C4 ligaments safe to say I truly have
dodged a bullet. Thank you everyone. On the road to recovery. Can you figure what this map below represents ?
Former South African player Jonty
Rhodes seemingly saw the funny side and posted a comment : comparing the injuries
to the map of Tamil Nadu. “@haydos359 is that a map of The Tamil Nadu coast u
are wearing on your forehead? Real commitment buddy !!! Some of us softies take the easy option and
just get tattoos!!”
The man is of course Matthew Hayden who announced his retirement
in 2009 reading out - “Now is the time to move on to the next stage of my life.
I’ve lived the dream of every kid who’s ever picked up a bat and ball. It is a
privilege and an honour that I’ll always remember,” he said. Hayden said he
wanted to concentrate on charity work - both in helping find Australia’s next
Aboriginal cricketer, and supporting the McGrath Foundation - as well as to
pursue his other passions such as cooking, fishing and boating.
In his autobiography ‘Standing my Ground’ - "Was I a hypocrite?" Matthew
Hayden asked himself this question in retirement. "Maybe. But I am what I
am: a man of contradictions. There's the real me, and then there's the person
many people think I am." The paradox has been well known throughout Hayden's
career, particularly for supporters of teams other than Australia. At the
crease or from slips he was a brutal sledger, the loudest mouth in a collection
of verbal experts. He reconciled the God-fearer with the man-baiter by
believing his faith was a personal affirmation, while ruffling the opposition
was his role in the team.
Hayden has had a long standing relationship with the state of
Tamil Nadu, ever since he started playing in the Indian Premier League for the
Channi Super Kings. He has time and again come back to India and has also been
part of Star Sports’ commentary team for the Tamil Nadu Premier League too ..
.. Hayden’s injury has left him bed ridden. The former Aussie opener earlier
wrote -
“Fractured C6, torn C5, C4 ligaments safe to say I truly have
dodged a bullet,” he wrote referring to injuries to his cervical vertebrae. “Just
wanted to say a big thank you to all our mates on Straddie (Stradbroke Island)
who have been so supportive. “Thank you everyone. On the road to recovery.” Former Australian Test opener Matthew Hayden admits
he’s lucky to have survived after suffering head and spinal injuries while
surfing on a family holiday in Queensland. The 46-year-old was surfing with his
son Josh off Stradbroke Island on Friday before being hurt in an apparent spill
and taken to hospital for scans.
“Last attention seeking post, I promise,” he wrote in an
Instagram post of his injury on Sunday
night. “Safe to say I truly have dodged a bullet. On the road to recovery.”
In 1999, Hayden and fellow Test cricketer Andrew Symonds and
another friend endured another water-based ordeal in Moreton Bay when their
fishing boat sunk, with the three battling currents and fatigue to swim more
than a kilometre back to shore. The 46-year-old played over 103 Tests making
8625 runs; with 380 as highest – 30 t0ns and 82 sixers. In 161 ODIs he made 6133 with 181* as highest
with 10 tons.
Speedy recovery Hayden
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
8th Oct 2018
PS : for those who could not decipher the map of Tamil Nadu
State here is a version with districts mentioned.
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