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Kapil Dev suffers heart attack: Class of 1983 convene around their World Cup-winning captain

Kapil Dev’s 1983 World Cup-winning teammates are rallying around their skipper, who has suffered a heart attack. “All 1983 members are in consistent hold with Romi [Kapil’s wife] and Ameya [Kapil’s daughter]. He is looking brazen to have a spin of golf. It was good to hear from him,” pronounced former batsman Sandeep Patil.

Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) boss Ashok Malhotra, a crony of Kapil, 61, was astounded during a spin of events since he spoke to his aged companion usually progressing in a day on Thursday.

Kapil out of danger

S Madan Lal, who famously bowled a smoothness that Viv Richards pulled to mid-wicket, where Kapil took a using locate to send behind a many dangerous batsman in a West Indies choice during a 1983 final, pronounced his captain was out of risk and “is fine now.” Kapil complained of chest pain on Thursday following that he was taken to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute puncture department. “Kapil Dev suffered a heart attack. He was evaluated and an puncture coronary angioplasty was achieved in a center of night,” a sanatorium pronounced in an updated health circular after usually mentioning chest pain in a initial statement.

“Currently, he is certified in ICU and underneath tighten organisation of Dr Atul Mathur and his team. Kapil Dev is fast now and he is approaching to get liberated in a integrate of days.”

Keep on batting: Roberts

From Antigua in a West Indies, gait good Andy Roberts sent his best wishes to Kapil by mid-day: “Fight a good fight, Kapil. You were always certain as a cricketer and continue being so. Just keep on batting.” Roberts was partial of a West Indies personification XI in a 1983 World Cup final. The mythological all-rounder was wished a rapid liberation by many on amicable media, including India’s stream captain Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar among others.

“Praying for your rapid recovery. Get good shortly paaji,” Kohli said.

“Take caring @therealkapildev! Praying for your discerning recovery. Get good shortly Paaji,” wished Tendulkar.

Also wishing him good health were India batsman Shikhar Dhawan and badminton actor Saina Nehwal.

The commanding former player, who also attempted his palm during golf after timid from cricket, is a usually actor to explain over 400 wickets (434) and amass some-more than 5000 runs in Tests. He also served as India’s inhabitant manager between 1999 and 2000.

Kapil was inducted into a International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame in 2010.

“The large encourage #Kapildev a captain, with a never contend die attitude, has recovered. For this strong hulk of Indian cricket zero is impossible,” tweeted Kirti Azad, also a former teammate of Kapil.

With inputs from PTI

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