The 1983 India World Cup captain Kapil Dev has decided to help Vinod Kambli financially. He had attended an event for an iconic coach, Ramakant Achrekar, where Kambli was seen as visibly weak.
A video has gone viral showing Vinod Kambli holding on to his childhood buddy Sachin Tendulkar and refusing to let go of his hand.
The entire cricket fraternity and fans had a meltdown when they saw ailing Vinod Kambli holding his childhood buddy Sachin Tendulkar and the video has touched fans’ hearts and it is well known that Kambli has alcohol addiction issues.
Now 1983, World Cup captain, Kapil Dev has decided to help Kambli on a condition.
“Kapil (Dev, captain of the 1983 team) has told me clearly that if he wants to go to rehab, then we are willing to help him financially. However, he has to check into rehab himself first. Only if he does that, we are ready to foot the bill, irrespective of how long the treatment lasts,” said Balwinder.
Another video released in August 2024 showed Vinod Kambli in an unstable condition where he could not walk properly and needed assistance to get off his two wheeler and walk on the road.
The former first class umpire, revealed that Kambli has severe health issues in an interview. He also said that there was no point for Kambli to go for rehab as he already gone 14 times. Couto and his brother Ricky visited Kambli at his Bandra home after the August video became viral.
They have expressed their concern over the former cricketer’s battles with addicition and health struggles.
Vinod Kambli has made his international debut and played 17 tests and 104 ODIs for India. After playing two test matches, he showed his talent with back-to-back hundreds against Zimbabwe and England.
He has a rough personal life in 1998, he married to Noella Lewis in 1998. They seperated in 2009 and was reportedly converted to Catholicism after his marriage to Andrea and named their son Jesus Christiano Kambli.
