INDIA’S first World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev suffered a heart attack and underwent an angioplasty here on Friday but is expected to be discharged in the next couple of days, said the hospital where he is currently admitted.

The 61-year-old, who is based in Delhi’s Sundar Nagar area, complained of chest pain on Thursday following which he was taken to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute emergency department in Okhla.

“Kapil Dev suffered a heart attack. He was evaluated and an emergency coronary angioplasty was performed in the middle of night,” the hospital said in an updated health bulletin after only mentioning chest pain in its initial statement.

“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.” Angioplasty is a procedure to open blocked arteries and restore normal blood flow to the heart.

THE cricket fraternity on Friday took to social media to wish speedy recovery to 1983 World Cup-winning Indian captain Kapil Dev who has undergone an angioplasty.

 

Kapil, 61, was operated upon on Thursday night at the Fortis-Escorts Hospital located in south Delhi.

 

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah: “You are a fighter and we know you will win this fight too.”

 

Virat Kohli: “Praying for your speedy recovery. Get well soon paaji.”

 

Sachin Tendulkar: “Take care Kapil Dev! Praying for your quick recovery. Get well soon Paaji.”

 

Madan Lal: “Please join me in sending prayers, strength and good wishes to Kapil and Romi Dev for his speedy

recovery. Kapil was taken to the hospital in time as he complained of uneasiness. As per the doctors the procedure has been successful and he will be home soon.”

 

Kirti Azad: “The big hearted #Kapildev our captain, with a never say die attitude, has recovered. For this mighty giant of Indian cricket nothing is impossible. Kapil The invincible @therealkapildev is a great friend and super human being. Captain, Looking forward for a meal together soon.”

 

Mohammad Kaif: “Wishing great Kapil Dev a speedy recovery post his angioplasty, you have been a fighter always Paaji and you will come out of this fighting fit.”

 

Bishan Singh Bedi: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the greatest champion cricketer of our times...Guru MEHR Karehga..!Love Always Kapil...!”

 

VVS Laxman: “Get well soon Kapil Paaji. Wishing you a speedy recovery.”

 

Harbhajan Singh: “Get well soon paji.”

 

Yuvraj Singh: “Dear paji! Praying for your speedy recovery! Get well soon please after cricket I still need some golfing lessons.”

 

Harsha Bhogle: “Wishing the big-hearted, mighty Kapil Dev a speedy recovery. So much more to do.”