Hyderabad boy in a mysterious coma

BANGALORE, APRIL 27. A young Hyderabad Under-16 schools cricketer from the Boys Town School lies in a coma at the Mallya Hospital here since the past two days. Syed Zaheer, who came along with the Hyderabad schools team to participate in the Parle Champions Trophy was found unconscious at the Karnataka State Cricket Association swimming pool and rushed to the Mallya Hospital where he has been in a coma.

According to Mr. Raymond, the coach of the Hyderabad team, a group of the Hyderabad boys went for a swim in the cricket association pool. A short while later, Syed Zaheer was found in an unconscious state. Mr. Raymond resorted to mouth-to- mouth resuscitation and the boy began to vomit. He was immediately rushed to the Mallya hospital for further treatment.

It was a quirk of fate that the team stayed on despite being out of the knock-out stage of the tournament. Mr. Shankar of Procam Sports said that all teams had been asked to stay back till the completion of the final. The Hyderabad team thus stayed on and even played some matches against other losing teams.

After the swimming accident, messages had been sent to the boy's parents at Hyderabad. His father rushed down to Bangalore and according to Mr. Raymond has been appraised of the boy's condition. Doctors at Mallya hospital say that vital organs like the heart and kidney are functioning and the boy is on a ventrilator. However, chances of survival seem to be only 20 per cent at the moment.

The organisers of the tournament and KSCA especially are sparing no expenses in providing treatment for the youngster.

- Our Sports Reporter

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