Son's worrying reveal after Rod Marsh suffers serious heart attack

Rod Marsh's family have requested privacy after revealing the Aussie cricket great remains in an induced come in a Queensland hospital after suffering a major heart attack last week.

The former wicketkeeper, 74, was rushed to hospital on Thursday after his heart stopped while he was in Bundaberg to attend a charity event.

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Regarded as one of the country's finest cricketers, Marsh played 96 Tests for Australia between 1970 and 1984 and later served as a national selector until 2016.

In a statement released on Sunday, the 74-year-old's son Paul gave a worrying update about his condition.

"He is currently in the fight of his life and remains in an induced coma in critical condition," the statement read.

"At the moment this is a waiting game and we are unlikely to have any certainty for some time.

"We know there is a lot of interest in Dad's condition and our family has been overwhelmed by the messages of love and support from all around the world.

"We have listened to and read every one of them and we are incredibly grateful to everyone."

News of Marsh's heart attack rocked the cricket world, and messages of support for the Aussie great have continued to pour in on social media.

Cricket world rocked by Rod Marsh news

Australian Test captain Pat Cummins was told the news of Marsh's condition when he addressed the media upon his team's arrival in Pakistan for their six-week tour there.

"We just really feel for the Marsh family and the kids," Cummins said.

"He's a legend of our game and somebody who has done so much for our sport. We obviously wish him the best because it's a really tough situation."

The Aussie wicketkeeping great was in Bundaberg for an event for the Bulls Masters charity group, when he suffered the heart attack in a car with organisers John Glanville and David Hillier.

The pair were praised as heroes after driving Marsh straight to the hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance.

"John and Dave deserve so much credit because the doctor said if they had waited for an ambulance he would not have made it," Bulls Masters boss Jimmy Maher told News Corp.

"Rod landed at 10.05am and rang me from the car at about 10.30.

"He said he could not wait to have a beer with me.

"Then soon (after) Dave rang me from the car and told me what had happened. It's devastating."

Marsh played 96 Tests for Australia between 1970 and 1984, snaring 355 dismissals behind the stumps.

with AAP

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