One of the most fabulous batter of Indian cricket team Vinod Kambli appeared in public recently at a memorial event for legendary coach Ramakant Achrekar and left a lot of his fans a bit concerned regarding health. This was an even before there was a video sharing where Kambli was caught on the road trying really hard to walk properly. In the event, an exact video has made rounds all over, which shows him clutching to his childhood friend, Sachin Tendulkar’s hand and not ready to let go while he couldn’t stand properly. One close friend of Kambli has now revealed on what the health issues are and says the ex-cricketer has gone into rehabilitation 14 times now.
“He has all kinds of diseases of the body,” said Marcus Couto, the former first-class umpire, to Times of India.
“There’s no point in him going to rehab now-Kambli has been to rehab fourteen times! Thrice, we took him to a rehabilitation in Vasai.’
Couto visited Kambli at his house in Bandra last August, before the first video of him trying to walk on the street fell into the social media universe.
Kambli also got the blessings of India’s greatest cricketing captain, Kapil Dev. However, he clarified that it was up to Kambli to start off the first step.
Kapil (Dev, captain of the 1983 team) has told me clearly that if he wants to go into rehab, then we are ready to help him financially,” said former India fast bowler Balwinder Singh Sandhu.
“But, he has to check into rehab for himself first. Only if he does that, we are ready to foot the bill, no matter how long the treatment lasts,” added Sandhu.
The two are considered the best cricketing talents born in the country, and Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli commenced their journeys towards becoming cricketing legends with colors of great promise.
The pair made a record partnership of 664 runs in their school Shardashram Vidyamandir in a Harris Shield match while also making triple tons under the unbeaten category.
Both went on to represent India at the highest level, though Kambli’s career went downhill quickly, primarily due to disciplinary issues.
