Kapil Dev Suffers Heart Attack; Undergoes Angioplasty

Cricketer Kapil Dev suffered heart attack an underwent angioplasty at a hospital in Delhi.

The 1983 World Cup winning captain was admitted to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute around 1am on Friday, where he underwent the surgery.

Kapil Dev suffered a heart attack. He was evaluated and an emergency coronary angioplasty was performed in the middle of the night,” the statement from the hospital read.

Wishes poured in as soon as the news of the former cricket captain’s health broke.

Here are some of the tweets –

Praying for your speedy recovery. 🙏🏻 Get well soon paaji. @therealkapildev

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 23, 2020

Take care @therealkapildev! Praying for your quick recovery. Get well soon Paaji. 🙏🏼

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 23, 2020

Omg!! Wish you a speedy recovery @therealkapildev paaji.

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) October 23, 2020

My prayers are with you 🙏 hope you get well soon #Kapildev paji

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 23, 2020

Get well soon paji @therealkapildev 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/Pk4lCDX3oO

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 23, 2020