Lakshmi stable after surgery A team of 36 doctors performed the complex surgery for twenty-seven hours during which the two-year-old conjoined twin Lakshmi's pelvic ring has been reconstructed and two kidneys saved. Send your wishes to little Lakshmi and her team of DoctorsTo Webmaster RESPONSES
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Chief orthopaedic surgeon Dr Sharan Patil (not in the picture) shows a photo of the operation of Lakshmi on his laptop as he addresses the media after the completion of the marathon surgery, at the Sparsh Hospital in Bangalore on Wednesday. AP
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LEFT: Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar arrives in Chandigarh.
Pakistani cricketer Kamran Akmal and teammates arrive at a hotel in Chandigarh. The second ODI match in the Indo-Pak series will be played in Mohali on Thursday.
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It feels good to spend time in the middle,
says Rahul Dravid
"It does not matter whether there's a big crowd or not. It's not difficult to get motivated to play a big innings whether I play for India or Karnataka. These external factors don't matter," he said. Dravid said all the India regulars were always keen to play in domestic cricket and followed the happenings even in the thick of their international commitments which were so tightly packed that they don't get the chance to rub shoulders with the other cricketers of the country often.
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A team of 36 doctors performed the complex surgery for twenty-seven hours during which the two-year-old conjoined twin Lakshmi's pelvic ring has been reconstructed and two kidneys saved.
It feels good to spend time in the middle,
