Former Indian World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev said in his tweet that he is well on the road of recovery after suffering heart-attack. He underwent angioplasty surgery in Delhi’s Fortis Hospital.
“Thank you everyone for all the love and concern. I am overwhelmed with the good wishes and well on the road to recovery,” he wrote.
The Fortis Hospital officials have stated that his health condition is stable and he will be discharged in a couple of days.
“Former Indian Cricket captain Mr. Kapil Dev , Age 62 years, came to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (Okhla Road) emergency department at 1:00 am on 23rd October with a complaint of chest pain. He was evaluated and an emergency coronary Angioplasty was performed by Dr. Atul Mathur, Director of Cardiology Department, in the middle of night. Currently, he is admitted in ICU and under close supervision of Dr. Atul Mathur and his team. Mr. Kapil Dev is stable now and he is expected to get discharged in couple of days,” read statement
Kapil Dev is a name synonymous with Indian cricket and it was under him when India lifted its first-ever World Cup back in 1983. During his spanning career of 16 years, he played emerged as one of the finest all-rounders of all time. He is still the leading Indian wicket-taker in Test format.
