35-year-old cricketer dies of cardiac arrest during match in Pune
Pune/IBNS: In an unfortunate incident, a 35-year-old cricketer died of cardiac arrest while playing a match at the Garware Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
Imran Patel came out to bat as an opener but started complaining of chest and arm pain after spending some time on the pitch.
On informing the on-field umpires of the issue, he was allowed to leave the field.
A young man, Imran Sikandar Patel, died of a #heartattack while playing cricket in the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district of Maharashtra.https://t.co/aCciWMuz8Y pic.twitter.com/pwybSRKSsa
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However, while heading back to the pavilion, Imran collapsed.
The entire incident was caught on camera as the match was being live-streamed. When Imran collapsed, other players rushed to him. He was immediately taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead.
What surprised his colleagues was the fact that Imran was in extremely good health.
Being an all-rounder, Imran had to be active throughout a match.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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