Mondli Khumalo, the 20-year-old South African cricketer who was assaulted outside a pub in Somerset in the early hours on June 29 (Sunday morning), is out of the coma, a report in mirror.co.uk said on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khumalo, who plays as an overseas professional for North Petherton Cricket Club in Somerset, remained in medically-induced coma for six days and underwent three surgeries at Southmead Hospital.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khumalo had also represented South Africa at the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. The report added that "Khumalo has been taken out of a medically-induced coma and is making great progress."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The cricketer, who is contracted to Kwa-Zulu Natal Inland back home, was assaulted while he was celebrating North Petherton Cricket Club's win near the Dragon Rise Pub in Bridgwater.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He suffered a fractured skull and had to undergo three surgeries, the last one to remove a blood clot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khumalo's North Petherton teammate Lloyd Irish was quoted as saying in The Cricketer that the player's condition is stable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Mondli was doing great yesterday (Friday) and they took him out of a coma. He has shown great strength. He is asking for his mum, watching some of the England v New Zealand Test and even wants to know when his next game is! We've seen great progress in the past 24 hours. It's been a rollercoaster of emotions; however we seem to be heading in the right direction now," Irish said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n