Kapil Dev, the legendary all-rounder who led India to glory in the 1983 World Cup, has been admitted to hospital after suffering a heart attack. According to several reports, Kapil is in a stable condition after undergoing anꦬgioplasty, and he is out of danger.
The news was confirmed by journalist Teena Thacker who tweeted, “Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev @therealkapildev suffers a heart attack, undergoes angioplasty at a hospital in Delhi. Wishing him a speedy recovery.”
Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev suffers🎃 heart attack, undergoes angioplasty at a hospital🌠 in Delhi. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
— Teena Thacker (@Teensthack)
The unfortunate news has left Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and other cricketers shocked and social media is abuzz with wishes for the Haryana Hurricane’s speedy recovery.
Praying for yo꧙ur speedy recovery. ��🏻 Get well soon paaji.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
Wishing you🔯 a speedy recovery Sir .. Take care & God Bless 🙏
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Take care ! Praying for your quick recovery. Get well soon Paa♛ji. 🙏🏼
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
My prayers are with you 🙏 hope yℱ🍌ou get well soon paji
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Omg!! Wish you a speedy recovery paaji.
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)
Get well soon Paa🥃ji. Wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88)
Get well soon Paaji
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074)
Wishing you good health legend 🙏🏻
— @BrettLee_58 (@BrettLee_58)
Wishing you a speedy recovery Paaji 😊
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket)
Wishing good heal꧃th & a speedyಌ recovery. Take care sir!
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir)
Wishꦚing you a speedy recovery sir. Strength always.
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)
Dear paji ! Praying for your speedy recovery! Get well soon please 🙏 after cricket I still need some go🌜lfing 🏌️♂️ lessons 👊🏽
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
Wish Kapil Paaji a very quick and smooth rꩵecovery.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Lꦐet’s send a billion wishes and prayers to . Get well soon, Paji. 🙌🙏
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
There's no challenge that the can't overcome 💙
Wishing a speedy recovery 🙏🏼
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Paaji you will be in our prayers.༺ Hoping for a speedy recovery 🙏
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Wishing Kapil paaji, ou♑r greatest inspirati꧋on a speedy recovery 🙏
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Wishing great a speedy recovery post his angioplasty, you have been a fighter always Paaji and yo🧸u will come out of this fighting fit
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Wish a speedy recovery to paaji
My prayers are with you. Get well soon!— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349)
Wishes and prayers for ꦡpaaji .May he recover speedily.
— Mithun Manhas (@MithunManhas)
Wishing a speedy recovery 🙏
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
The 61-year-old Dev has recently been actively campaigning to help cricketers who are struggling after losing jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic and those who do not receive a pension.
Dev and his former teammate Sunil Gavaskar spearheaded the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) mission, raising INR 3,900,000 to help former cricketers w🀅ho are struggling with all sources of income coming to a standstill.