- Eden garden Test match victory- 2001
I was admitted to Desiya Ayurvedic Clinic and stayed there for four full weeks, receiving Ayurvedic Massages to fix my left leg that was paralysed post Brain Stem Stroke on 13trh April 2000, my Millenium Gift I call it. Thanks to Western medicines they saved my life with blood thinners but all they had for pain was Pain Killers which just masked the pain temporarily.
I learnt that I could benefit from ayurvedic massages to restore pain and temperature sensation to my left leg that had zero pain or temperature sensation. I agreed to the ayurvedic treatment on one condition. Nil By mouth besides food.
To keep me Company mky Doctor sister Manju decided to accompany me and also get some benefit of ayurvedic treatment as she had chronic fatigue.
We were given a room and we were not allowed out of the clinic or allowed to exercise. Just have two massages a day at 9.00am and 3.00pm. and were were allowed to eat only food provided by the Clinic. Life was difficult to say the least being locked up in a room like a prison cell except we had windows to look at activities on the street. Imagine a life not being able to even eat one banana or a few grapes.
After two days we protested and said we were leaving unless we got a TV in our Room to watch India Vs Australia Test Matches. We got our wish and had a Big TV in our room. My Sister and I are both cricket Crazy so this was some relief.
It was the Eden Garden Test match 2001.
This was perhaps the best test match ever between Aust and India.
You can Read all about it here:
It was the fourth day and my sister said lets watch a movie. I dont want to sit and watch India Getting thrashed. Australia already has a huge first innings lead of about 250.
I said Does not matter who wins as both are my teams and Steve Waugh is my hero. Rahul and Laxman dug in on the 4th Day and I told my sister all that is required is for these two to did in and scare a century each. and her response was and Pigs can Fly too..
She was wrong. as Both scored century. She looked at me and said what now. I said Simple one of them has to go on and score a Double century. My sister rolled her eyes implying I was such a fool. Dravid did get out but Laxman went on to get his Double century and India won the game against all odds and to this day My sister cannot believe that I was able to predict the outcome as the Indian Batsmen walked in to start the second innings trailing already by 250 runs.
Yes I can Visualise the future from Time to Time.
Don't ask me how?
