Jeremy Solozano’s worried family relieved after calling doctor in Sri Lanka

By Bipin Dani

Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the chairman of the medical panel of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), was surprised when he received a call from Trinidad on Sunday late evening.The unknown caller was Michael Solozano, the father of Jeremy, who was hit on the helmet by Dimuth Karunaratne’s powerful shot while fielding at short leg minutes before lunch on the first day of the ongoing Test match.

The 26-year-old left-handed batter was taken off the field on a stretcher and transferred to Nawaloka Hospital from the Galle Stadium for scans.

The family in Trinidad woke up to the news on TV.

“I spoke with the doctor (Prof. Arjuna de Silva). He said he (my son) is fine and when I was last updated in the morning (9.00 am Trinidad time, 6.30 pm Sri Lanka time), he was discharged from the hospital and was on his way to the team hotel,” Michael Solozano said. 

“Yes, I also got a call from him and he is better now”, the father, who has been his mentor, added.
“He is better now and scanreports are also normal. He was unconscious for a while and therefore these concussions tests were mandatory,” a source in Colombo said.