Former Australian batter and two-time ODI World Cup winner, Damien Martyn, was discharged from the hospital, as confirmed by his ex-national teammate, Adam Gilchrist. On Boxing Day, December 26, Martyn fell seriously ill while resting at home and was immediately taken to the hospital in Queensland, where he was put in an induced coma due to meningitis.
A week later, Martyn came out of form and made steady progress in his recovery. On the sidelines of the final day of the Ashes Sydney Test, Gilchrist stated Damien Martyn returned home after being discharged from the hospital, but still has a long way to go for full recovery. Martyn, another ex-Australia teammate of Steve Waugh, called his recovery ‘almost a miracle’, given the severity of his illness and his health condition.