Published: Feb 28, 2015, 11:10 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 28, 2015, 11:10 AM (IST)
Former South African all-rounder Clive Rice will undergo robotic surgery in India next week. This is after the 66-year-old collapsed at his Johannesburg home as a result of a cancerous tumor in his head. (ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Full coverage)
In the report on Mid-Day, the former right handed batsman and right arm fast bowler said, “I shall be leaving for Bangalore on Saturday and will reach there on Sunday. The surgery, if required will be performed next week. It is a cyberknife surgery and it is best done in India and therefore would not like to be treated here. It will be performed in a leading Hospital in Bangalore.”
Rice has had a brain tumor in the past. “The similar cancerous tumor has appeared again but I am a fighter and not losing sleep over it”, he added. Rice, with his wife, will lead to Bangalore’s Health Care Global Hospital on Sunday.
Dr. P.S.Sridhar, the renowned neurosurgeon will examine him and he is to suggest further course of treatment. “I have asked him to bring scans. New scans and MRI will be performed and then the date of operation will be decided”, Dr. Sridhar said. Dr. Satish Rudrappa, another neurosurgeon had also treated Rice in the past.
Rice watched the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match between India and South Africa and said, “Indian team played fantastic on Sunday and it was a lesson for the South African team.”
The former South African all-rounder has represented the Proteas in three One-Day Internationals (ODI). He has played 482 First-Class matches picking up 930 wickets and scoring 26,331 runs while he has played in 479 List-A matches picking up 517 wickets and scoring 13,474 runs
