A number of weeks in the past, the video of a frail Vinod Kambli went viral as he was assembly cricket nice and his long-time fried Sachin Tendulkar through the inauguration of the memorial of their coach Ramakant Achrekar. A number of days later, Kambli was admitted to hospital because of a well being emergency. Former gamers like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev raised their issues. Although Kambli has been discharged, he continues to stay weak as was evident from a video of a operate in Mumbai.
A few of Mumbai’s cricketing heroes, together with legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar and former participant Vinod Kambli, have been on Sunday felicitated by the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation (MCA) on the opening occasion of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of the Wankhede Stadium. In that ceremony, the best way Kambli walked in the direction of the stage confirmed how frail he nonetheless is. He even met Gavaskar and touched his ft.
Kambli, who was not too long ago discharged from an area hospital after being admitted to the ICU on December 21 because of well being problems, was additionally current on the event. He was seen being escorted round as he’s nonetheless on the restoration path.
Good to See The Nice vinod Kambli strolling in his Toes #50YearsWankhede#Vinodkambli pic.twitter.com/ckqsFRSkoa
— kumar (@KumarlLamani) January 13, 2025
After his felicitation, Kambli spoke about his enjoying days on the iconic venue.
“I keep in mind I smashed my first double hundred right here towards England after which went on to attain many extra a whole bunch in my profession,” he stated.
“If anybody needs to play for India like me or Sachin (Tendulkar), then I might advise that it’s best to maintain working arduous and by no means depart doing that as a result of that is what Sachin and me did since our childhood days.” Talking on the event, MCA President Naik stated, “Wankhede Stadium’s fiftieth anniversary is an important day for us. In the present day was the beginning of the grand celebration.
“Our essential objective behind this week-long occasion is to tell the following technology about Mumbai’s cricket historical past and contributions of males’s and girls’s gamers who performed for Mumbai and encourage the younger technology to take ahead this legacy.”
As a part of the week-long celebrations, two thrilling cricket matches involving groups from MCA, SJAM, Consul Generals and IAS Officers have been held.
Legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Dilip Vengsarkar will even be a part of the grand celebrations.
The opposite stalwarts who’re anticipated to hitch the celebrations are former India skippers Ravi Shastri, Ajinkya Rahane, present T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav and former nationwide girls’s crew captain Diana Edulji.
The principle occasion will even characteristic Mumbai’s legendary males’s and girls’s gamers from home and worldwide cricket.
With PTI inputs
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