[India News]: Jaipur, Feb 19 : The condition of Shivraj Singh, India's star polo player and the only son of the erstwhile king of Jodhpur Gaj Singh, continued to be critical Saturday - a day after he met with an accident while playing the game. "Shivraj's condition is stable but critical," P.P.S. Mathur, superintendent of SMS Medical College and Hospital, told IANS. He said Shivraj has been kept on the Intracranial Pressure (ICP) monitor. An ICP monitor is used to check pressure within the skull. Senior neurosurgeons are looking after him. "We have put him under close observation and noted neurosurgeon Sanat Bhagwati, who was rushed from Mumbai, has already checked him up," Mathur said. He refused to give further details. The scion of the erstwhile royal family of Jodhpur suffered serious brain injuries after falling down from a horse while playing polo at the Rambagh polo grounds here Friday. Singh went into a coma soon after hospitalisation. The Britain-educated Shivraj, 29, was thrown off his horse while trying to turn his moving horse during a fast paced polo match here. The incident occurred just minutes after the start of the match. Shivraj suffered severe head injuries and started to vomit. Within minutes he was rushed to the nearby SDMH Hospital from where he was referred to the government-owned SMS Hospital. Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Governor Pratibha Patil and Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje rushed to the hospital on hearing the news. Shivraj had on earlier occasions suffered serious injuries when he was involved in a similar kind of accident during a polo match two years ago in Jodhpur. --Indo-Asian News Service ____________________________ Rajan Mahan Saturday, February 19, 2005 (Jaipur): The condition of Shivraj Singh, the Prince of Jodhpur's former royal family remains critical. Shivraj has been in coma since he fell off his horse during a polo match in Jaipur last evening. Often considered one of India's most eligible bachelors, 27-year-old Shivraj is the only heir to a family fortune that runs into hundreds of crores. Serious injury Rajasthan's polo fraternity remains stunned by the serious injury to one of its rising young stars. Shivraj Singh lost balance and fell off his horse while trying a difficult shot on the Rambagh Polo grounds in Jaipur that left him with a severe head injury. "As soon as I saw he had fallen we rushed. He still had his helmet on. So I thought he has shut his eyes because may be he has winded. But while taking off his helmet I called out ''Shivraj'' but there was no response. He was breathing, but he was completely lost," said Uday Kalan, Polo player. As the only heir to the Jodhpur royal family, a slew of important visitors including Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje have come in to enquire about Shivraj's condition. But doctors say while he is now responding to the treatment, his condition still remains critical. "He is still critically ill and serious. But his responses are now much better than earlier," said Dr P P Mathur, neurosurgeon, SMS Hospital, Jaipur. "He has started opening his eyes and moving his hands. Initially he was not moving his hands or feet at all," Mathur added. Lack of facilities But despite being a VIP patient, even Shivraj had to be rushed to a private hospital for a CAT scan today as the CT scan machine at the SMS government hospital has been out of order for nearly two months. It is a severe indictment of the lack of facilities at Rajasthan's biggest government hospital. _____________________________________________ Dipti Agarwal Monday, February 21, 2005 (Mumbai): Indian polo star Shivraj Singh has been shifted to Mumbai following an injury sustained in the field on Saturday. Shivraj has been operated upon successfully but he continues to be in a coma and the road to recovery may be long and difficult. "There was swelling in his head. In the surgery we cut the scalp and let the pressure ease so the swelling could move out," said Dr S N Bhagawati, the Neurosurgeon looking after the player. Shivraj, the only heir of the former royal family of Jodhpur, sustained severe head injuries after he fell off his horse during a polo match in Jaipur on Saturday as he was trying to play a difficult shot. A promising player of the Rajasthan polo fraternity, 27-year-old Shivraj has represented India in several international polo events. ___________________________________________ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail