According to a report in Sports Today, legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has announced that the Indian team that won India’s first World Cup in 1983 will take care of player Vinod Kambli, who is battling serious health issues. He reportedly said that he would help her get back on her feet.
This comes days after cricketer Kapil Dev hinted at the same.
Veteran cricketers have expressed concern over Kambli’s health after a video of the former Indian cricketer clinging to his childhood friend Sachin Tendulkar during an event went viral on social media platforms.
“The 1983 team is very conscious of the young players. To me they are like grandchildren. When you look at their age, some are like sons. I’m very worried when he’s let go. I don’t like that word.”What the 83 team wants to do is take care of Vinod Kambli and help him get back on his feet. I want to see what I will do in the future. These are the cricketers who are struggling because fate is not on their side,” Gavaskar, who is currently in Adelaide as part of the broadcast team covering the second Test between India and Australia, told Sports Today.
Gavaskar’s comments come days after former India pacer Balwinder Singh Sandhu revealed that Kapil Dev had contacted him about Kambli’s health and promised to offer assistance. .
“Kapil made it clear to me that if he wanted to go to a rehabilitation facility, we would help him financially,” Balwinder said. “But he must first enter a rehabilitation facility himself. Only if he does so, we are ready to cover the cost, regardless of the length of treatment.”
Tendulkar meets his childhood friend Kambli
On December 3, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar attended the unveiling of a monument to famous cricket coach Ramakant Vittal Ashurekar at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, where he met his childhood friend. I met Vinod Kambli.
In a video shared by Shivaji Park Gymkhana, Sachin walked to greet Kambli. The two, who were students of Ramakant Vittal Ashrekar, hugged each other and had a short conversation.