Ryder out of coma
New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder emerged from an induced coma Saturday, but faced "a big battle" ahead as he recovered from a vicious assault, his manager Aaron Klee said.
Ryder required medical assistance to keep breathing when he was rushed to hospital in a critical condition early Thursday morning.
He suffered serious head and lung injuries after being attacked as he left a bar in the South Island city of Christchurch.
Two men have been charged with assault and police said they were not looking for anyone else, although witnesses said up to four people were involved in what they believed was an unprovoked attack.
"Jesse's condition has improved to the extent that he is now out of the induced coma and off the ventilator. Jesse is awake and talking to us," Klee said.
He said Ryder had no recollection of the attack. "He remembers getting a duck ... not much after that."
Ryder's mother and girlfriend, who were at his bedside when he woke up, have described the beating as a "heinous crime".
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