From highs with Sachin to lows of not being able to walk: Chronicles of Kambli

Vinod Kambli once renowned as the Next Big Thing in Indian Cricket is now suffering from health issues Recently a video of him went viral on social media platforms in which he was seen struggling to walk and needed assistance from othersThe former swashbuckling batsman came into the limelight when he shared an unbroken partnership with his childhood friend and Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar in a Harris Shield match The duo was representing Shardashram Vidyamandir school when they registered a stand of unbeaten 664 runs against St Xaviers School In that match Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 326 Kambli on the other hand stayed unbeaten on 349 runsMaking his Test debut for India on January 29 1993 the swashbuckler played 17 Test matches in which he scored 1084 runs He also donned the ODI jersey in 104 matches Kambli accumulated 2477 runs in the 50over formatEarlier there were talks about Vinod Kambli being a more talented and gifted player than Sachin Tendulkar But because of his inconsistencies and poor form the lefthander was unable to cement his place in the national sideLate Australian Shane Warne against whom many worldclass batsmen used to struggle scoring runs Vinod Kambli was the man who used to smash boundaries with easeAlso ReadWATCH VIDEO Cricketer Vinod Kambli struggles to walk passersby quickly come to his aidHere is the video of former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli where he was seen struggling to walk Taking to XAccording to reports former India batsman VinodKambli is facing serious healthissues Cricket fans were shocked to see a video of Kambli struggling to walk which raised concerns for his wellbeingIn the footage Kambli is seen having difficulty staying upright whilehellip pictwittercomJ5E1jla6qUmdash Mid Day mid_day August 6 2024While playing a test match against England at Mumbais Wankhede Stadium Vinod Kambli scored 224 runs as his maiden test century In the very next test against Zimbabwe the cricketer smashed 227 runs Later in the test series against Sri Lanka he registered scores of 125 runs and 120 runs Vinod Kambli is the only player to score three consecutive test centuries in three innings and against three different nationsThe famous 1996 Wills World Cup storyComing off after a quarterfinal against Pakistan Team India locked horns with Sri Lanka for the first semifinal on March 13 Batting first Indias distant rivals scored 251 runs for the loss of eight wickets In the run chase Sachin Tendulkar returned to the pavilion after being dismissed on 65 runs After his wicket there was an unexpected collapse in the Indian batting lineup Navjot Singh Sidhu 3 Sanjay Manjrekar 25 and captain Mohammad Azharuddin 0 were also not able to score many runsFacing 29 deliveries Vinod Kambli was able to score just 10 runs without hitting a boundary Thats when Indian cricket witnessed one of the darkest days The crowd in the stadium were throwing stones and setting fire all over the Eden Gardens Sri Lanka won the match by default Kambli was seen leaving the field midmatch in tears with Sri Lankan players and security guards protecting himLater Vinod Kambli mentioned that this was the match after which his career was ruined and he will never forget itThe cricketer first married Noella Lewis at St Patricks Cathedral in Poona Later after separation from her Vinod Kambli married a fashion model Andrea HewittOn November 29 2013 the former cricketer was admitted to Mumbais Lilavati Hospital as he suffered a heart attack While he was driving from Chembur to Bandra he suddenly stopped the car A policewoman Sujata Patil who was on duty there noticed that he was unable to drive following which she took him to the hospital He underwent an angioplasty on two of his blocked arteriesKambli was always surrounded by talks that he engages in banters with his neighbours Earlier Mumbai Police registered an FIR against former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli for allegedly assaulting and abusing his wife in an inebriated state at his home in suburban Bandra No arrest has been made so far in connection with the alleged incident which took placeFormer India player Vinod Kambli decided to return to his roots He decided to represent ORRA XI in their Police Shield match against Karnatak Sporting Association at Cross Maidan However after scoring three Kambli hurt his ankle and couldnt be part of the action for the rest of the day in the weekend gameThe injury turned out to be the last nail in Kamblis cricketing career He last played for India in 2000 He was his cheerful best though He remembered scoring a hundred with close friend Sachin Tendulkar in a school match at the same Karnatak ground and the opposition did not turn up the next dayIn an interview with midday Vinod Kambli revealed that his only source of income is BCCIrsquos Rs 30000 pension He had urged the Mumbai Cricket Association to provide him with a job However the MCA remained noncommittal about providing him with any assignments