India's World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev suffers heart attack

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October 23, 2020

The 61-year-old has reportedly undergone angioplasty at a hospital in the Indian capital and is recovering

Former Indian allrounder Kapil Dev. Photo: Indian Express/File

MUMBAI: India's World Cup winning former captain Kapil Devunderwent emergency coronary angioplasty after suffering from a heart attack in New Delhi, reported Indian publicationTimes of India.

The 61-year-old has reportedly undergone angioplasty at a hospital in the Indian capital and is recovering.

"He is feeling okay now. I just spoke to his wife (Romi). He was feeling uneasy yesterday (Thursday). He is undergoing check-ups at a hospital as we speak," his former teammate Ashok Malhotra is quoted as saying.

Kapil Dev, who made both his ODI and Test debuts against Pakistan, is regarded as one of the finest cricketers ever produced by India and captain the country to their first-ever World Cup triumph in 1983 against the might West Indies.


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