Australian cricket great Brad Haddin is at home recovering after heart surgery and also delivered a funny anecdote about the day he was released from hospital.
The former Test vice-captain confirmed the news via social media on Monday afternoon via the Willow Talk podcast account.
Haddin, who is a regular on the show alongside Adam Peacock and Alyssa Healy, had been notably absent in recent weeks.
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The 47-year-old has since explained why he wasn’t appearing and thanked the staff at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
“I went in and got valve replacement surgery on my heart,” he said.
“I’ve had about a week in hospital, a couple days in ICU, a few days on the ward. The surgeons and the team at RPA were absolutely outstanding.”
However, clearly showing he hadn’t lost his sense of humour, Haddin admitted that the timing of getting discharged from hospital was less than ideal.
The avid Canberra Raiders fan went home from the Sydney hospital on the same day as his side’s dramatic golden-point loss against the Broncos.
“The day they discharged me I don’t think we really got that right, because it was the Raiders-Broncos game,” Haddin said.
“[When you are] recovering from heart surgery, you’ve got to keep a low profile and I’ve got six weeks at home now to not do too much, that didn’t help.
“But I look at it the other way – it certainly showed the surgery was a success. Thanks to all the well-wishers, things are going to plan.”
Haddin was a staple of the Australian set-up for many years and amassed 6790 runs across all three formats of the international game, notching six centuries in total.