Mumbai: Former India batter Vinod Kambli is “responding very well” to therapy in a Thane hospital after being admitted on Saturday in a important situation resulting from extreme urinary tract an infection and electrolyte imbalance, in accordance with the physician treating him.
Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli present process therapy at Akruti Hospital in Thane on Monday. (Praful Gangurde/HT)
Kambli, 52, who has struggled with well being points for the previous a number of years, appeared poorly when he just lately attended the inauguration of the memorial to late Ramakant Achrekar at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park – the coach was instrumental within the rise of Sachin Tendulkar and Kambli as teenage batting prodigies. On Saturday, he was admitted in Aakruti Hospital in Thane by his well-wisher Sailesh Thakur, who’s the director of the hospital.
“When he was admitted on Saturday, he was having massive cramps along with fever and dizziness,” Dr. Vivek Dwivedi, who’s treating Kambli, informed HT. “He was not able to sit, and was not able to walk. He was also drowsy at the time of admission.
“We did all the investigation and after that came to know that he was having a urinary tract infection along with electrolyte imbalance. Sodium was a bit on the lower side, potassium was on the lower side. That was the reason for the cramps. His BP was also on the lower side. We started him on antibiotics,” he mentioned.
Dr Dwivedi mentioned: “Now he is improving, doing well, but still he will need a few days of hospitalisation. He is still in ICU because he still requires BP monitoring, etc. We will shift him out of ICU either tomorrow or day after.”
Requested if Kambli’s situation was secure, he mentioned: “At present he is stable, not entirely. His condition was a bit critical on Saturday, but he responded very well to the treatment. Now he is like stable.”
There have been some media studies of mind clots, however Dr Dwivedi mentioned: “We did a CT brain (scan) and he has old clots, not new clots. There was a previous history of stroke also.”
Kambli, who performed 17 Checks and 104 ODIs between 1991 and 2000, has a historical past of battling with alcoholism. The physician mentioned his spouse informed them that he had “stopped alcohol”. “We also saw, if a patient is chronic, he will have withdrawal symptoms. But he is not having any of that.”
His 664-run partnership with Tendulkar in Mumbai’s Harris Defend faculty match in 1988 pitch-forked each into nationwide consideration. Whereas Tendulkar made his Check debut as a 16-year-old in 1989 and saved rising in stature within the sport, Kambli’s shiny begin in 1993 tapered off within the longest format after two years, amid self-discipline points. He was a part of the ODI aspect till 2000, though a severe ankle harm suffered whereas enjoying didn’t assist his trigger.
After Kambli’s look on the Shivaji Park ceremony, many former India stalwarts have expressed their willingness to assist him.