AMN/ NEW DELHI

India’s legendary cricketer Kapil Dev has suffered a heart attack and is reported to be undergoing angioplasty surgery at a hospital in New Delhi. Kapil Dev led India to their first World Cup triumph in 1983.

Statement by Fortis Escorts, Okhla, Delhi on Kapil Dev’s health

“Cricketer Kapil Dev came to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (Okhla Road) emergency department at 1:00 am on 23rd October with a complaint of chest pain. He was evaluated and an emergency coronary angioplasty was performed in the middle of the night. Currently, he is admitted in ICU and under close supervision of Dr Atul Mathur and his team. Kapil Dev is stable now and he is expected to get discharged in a couple of days”: Fortis Escorts, Okhla, Delhi