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‎The fateful head injury

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=The fateful head injury =
[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Gaurav-Gupta-479178426.cms Gaurav Gupta / 60 years after that fateful incident, plate in Nari Contractor’s head removed/ TNN / Apr 7, 2022]

Contractor was hit by the Griffith bouncer on
March 17, 1962 in a side game against Barbados.
The 88-year-old,

Nari Contractor (born 7 March 1934) whose international career ended after a head injury, played for India in 31 Tests from 1955 to 1962.

A left-handed opening batsman, Contractor
played 138 first-class games. He is also fondly
remembered for a gutsy 81 at Lord’s against
England in 1959 despite suffering from broken
ribs off the bowling of Brian Statham.
Contractor had to go through multiple
operations after being struck badly Griffith's
bouncer.

It was a series of unfortunate incidents which
led to Contractor being hit by Griffith’s bouncer.
Just a ball before being hit, he was dropped at
short leg. Apparently, his partner Rusi Surti told
him that Grifith was chucking the ball, even as
someone opened the dressing room window at
that time. All this seemed to have distracted
him.

During the surgery, amongst the five people who donated blood to save Contractor’s life were legendary West Indian captain Frank Worrell, Chandu Borde, Bapu Nadkarni, Polly Umrigar and journalist KN Prabhu. After regaining consciousness, Contractor graciously told Griffith’s wife that it was his fault, and not the bowler’s

Eventually, a titanium plate was
inserted in an operation conducted by Dr
Chandy, a famous neurosurgeon that time, at
the Christian Medical College in Vellore, Tamil
Nadu, in 1962. Encouraged by Dr Chandy,
Contractor later made a remarkable comeback
to first-class in 1962-63 and played for
Gujarat and West Zone till 1970-71.

The metal plate, inserted 60 years before in
former India captain ’s head after
being hit by a bouncer on the
1962 tour of the West Indies, was in 2022,
removed through surgery on medical advice.

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 Contractor was hit by a Griffith bouncer on
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 Nari Contractor (born 7 March 1934) whose international career  ended after  a head injury, played for India in 31 Tests from 1955 to 1962.
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+Contractor was hit by a Griffith bouncer on
 March 17, 1962 in a side game against Barbados.
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 Nari Contractor (born 7 March 1934) whose international career  ended after  a head injury, played for India in 31 Tests from 1955 to 1962.
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 being hit by a bouncer on the
 tour of the West Indies, was in 2022,
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