The all-rounder announced the news on Instagram and admitted in the same post that his liver donor was his wife.
Irish cricketer Simi Singh, who was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon due to acute liver failure, underwent a successful liver transplant surgery. The all-rounder announced the news on Instagram and confirmed in the same post that his liver donor was his wife.
“Hello everyone. I would like to inform you that I underwent liver transplant surgery. It was a 12-hour surgery and I am currently in the recovery phase,” Singh posted on his Instagram Story.
“I am very fortunate to have a wife, and she ended up being my donor,” Singh added.
The 37-year-old, who played 35 ODIs and 53 T20Is between 2017 and 2022, revealed in the same post that his liver failure was caused by incorrectly prescribed antibiotics and steroids. did.
Earlier this month, his father-in-law Parvinder Singh told the Times of India that it was in Dublin in early 2024 that Singh developed a “strange fever that kept coming back,” which caused everyone to die. He said he was suffering from serious symptoms. – Heading to India for treatment.
“About five or six months ago, when we were in Dublin, Ireland, Simi had a strange fever that kept coming and going,” his father-in-law Parvinder Singh told The Times of India.
“He underwent tests there, but the tests did not come up with anything conclusive. Local medical experts said they would not start medication as no root cause was found…Treatment was delayed. As his health was deteriorating, he decided to seek “better medical care” and seek treatment in India. .
“However, his health condition continued to deteriorate and PGI doctors found that he had developed acute liver failure. They advised us to take Simi to Medanta, Gurugram. “There is a high possibility that he will go into a coma, and after that, a transplant will not be possible.'' We came to Medanta on September 3.
The off-spinning all-rounder last played professional cricket in September 2023, when he represented Leinster Lightning in the Cricket Ireland Interprovincial Limited Overs Cup.
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