After being attacked by a leopard, a former Zimbabwean all-round player had to have brain surgery

Guy Whittall, a former all-rounder for Zimbabwe, suffered injuries in a leopard assault and had surgery on his head. It is said that his health is stable. Whittal, who represented Zimbabwe in 46 Tests and 147 ODIs between 1993 and 2003, now owns and operates a safari company in Humani with his family. The 51-year-old Whitall was spared the terrible event when his favorite dog, Chikara, battled the leopard and even got bitten by it.

In a Facebook post, Hannah, the former cricketer’s wife, said that Whittall had an injury two days ago and was then flown to Harare for medical attention.
The former cricket player has experienced the wilderness on previous occasions. Whittall had an eight-foot crocodile beneath his bed for the whole night eleven years ago, and he made it through the experience.

Trekking through the conservancy he maintains at Humani, Whittall—best known for his undefeated 1997 double hundred of 203 not out against New Zealand—came under assault.
Before Whittall was taken to Milton Park Hospital in Harare, Hannah shared dramatic photos of the most recent incident on social media. The photos showed Whittall receiving medical attention from physicians in the jungle while wearing bandages on his head.

Hannah said that while he had “lost a lot of blood,” “faithful K9 Chikara” had rescued him after he “was mauled by the leopard getting the cat of Guy.”
Hannah reported that Whitall had left the hospital with his wounds cleansed and repaired, and a subsequent photo showed the former cricket player flashing a thumbs up while still wearing bandages on his hands and head.
Hannah told MailOnline, “He is one lucky man; he is the cat with nine lives; he had the crocodile and now the leopard.”

“He was so fortunate that Chikara was there to help him and get the leopard off him otherwise, who knows how it might have ended,” Hannah said.
The eight-foot crocodile had earlier crept into his Humani lodge and lain there under the bed for the whole night, barely inches underneath Whittall, who had no clue who his roommate was.

The Nile crocodile survived the night by hiding for more than eight hours. Whittall had even gone about his planned day’s activities the next morning while sitting on the edge of his bed, his feet hanging in midair, inches from the animal’s face.
During the ODI World Cup in March 2003, Whittall’s last international match took place in Bloemfontein against New Zealand.