Metal Plate Removed From Ex-India Skipper's Skull 60 Years On - NDTV Sports

Aside from his nasty injury, Nari Contractor is also famous for scoring 81 runs against England at Lord's in 1959 despite a Brian Statham blow that broke two of his ribs.

Doctors have removed a metal plate from the skull of India's former cricket captain Nari Contractor -- 60 years after it was put in following a near-fatal bouncer by West Indies' Charlie Griffith. Th… [+1571 chars]

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