โIโd like everybody to certainly have their best wishes and positive thoughts for Marto. God give him strength.
โLetโs hope he can pull through because itโs really serious.โ
Regarded as one of Australiaโs most gifted stroke-makers, Martyn scored 4406 Test runs at an average of 46.37. He debuted as a 21-year-old against the West Indies in 1992 and retired after the second Test of the 2006-07 Ashes series in Adelaide.
Martyn scored an unbeaten 88 off 84 balls in Australiaโs 2003 ODI World Cup final triumph, batting with a broken finger in a match-winning partnership with captain Ricky Ponting. He played 208 ODIs and scored 5346 runs at 40.09. He was a regular in of one of historyโs most dominant limited-overs teams.
Since retiring, Martyn has held various commentary positions and maintained a social media presence, posting on X as recently as December 24 about the Boxing Day Test.
