Salim Durani suffers fall, undergoes surgery

Ahmedabad: Former India cricketer Salim Durani on Friday underwent a proximal femoral nail (osteosynthetic implant designed to treat proximal femoral fractures) surgery after a fall at his home, a Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) official said The former left-arm spinner had suffered a fall at his home and damaged his thigh bone on Wednesday evening, the official added.The 87-year-old had been staying with his younger brother Jahangir Durani in Jamnagar.
“Durani underwent a proximal femoral nail surgery by Dr Nehal Shah on his broken thigh bone on Friday between 4 and 6 pm in Jamnagar. He is conscious and oxygen is being given to him. His nephew Sajid is currently by his side,” said Jaypalsinh Jadeja.
Jaypalsinh further said,“On Wednesday evening, Durani had suffered a fall at his home. I and Narendra Raithatha received information about this from an ex-councillor Vinu Dhurv, father of former Ranji cricketer Rakesh Dhurv. We went home the next morning and shifted him to a hospital on Thursday.” Jaypalsinh and Raithatha provide cricket coaching to youngsters under the banner of Pranami Global School Cricket Academy. In his heyday, Durani was know for his slow left-arm orthodox and striking prowess as a batter. In 29 Test matches for India, he took 75 wickets which included three five-wicket hauls. His body of work also comprised 1202 runs, which included a highest score of 104 against the West Indies in Port of Spain. He hit 7 half-centuries and a century. He made his Test debut at 25 against Australia in Mumbai in 1960. His greatest moment came in the series against England in 1961-62. He took eight wickets in Kolkata, and in the next game in Chennai, he ended up with a 10-for.