The recent viral video of Vinod Kambli on the “X” has been garnering a lot of attention from cricket as well as non-cricket fans. As per a “X” user post, the former cricketer and friend of Sachin Tendulkar, vinod Kambli was seen walking on the streets where he wasn’t even able to balance on his own and other passerby were seen helping him in moving.
This video has put up a serious question about the cricketer’s health as well as his career. Once a charming star is how, now struggling to walk properly and what has happened to him.
Vinod Kambli urgently needs assistance. I sincerely hope someone from Indian cricket steps forward to help him. It's heartbreaking to see him in this condition.pic.twitter.com/hWkew6Lxsm
— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) August 6, 2024
Who is Vinod Kambli?
Vinod Kambli, a former Indian Cricketer who was once famous for his style of playing. He came in limelight after he was featured along with Sachin Tendulkar in February 1988. He along with Sachin has made a world record 664-run partnership with Sachin Tendulkar during the semi-final of the Harris Shield tournament, an inter-school competition, playing for Shardashram Vidyamandir School against St. Xavier’s High School.
After this there was no coming back for the player he featured in ODI, Test Cricket and has played a lot of domestic cricket. But soon after the World Cup of 1996 he was dropped off the national team and couldn’t get a lot of chances to play. Following all this, the cricketer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in 2011.
Vinod Kambli Career
Vinod Kambli is well known for his friendship with Sachin Tendulkar. He was at the peak of his career when got featured with the Master Blaster Tendulkar. He played a total of 17 test matches for India and scored nearly 10000 runs in first class cricket with his best score of 262. Kambli has played not that much cricket for the nation but has made his name in the domestic and list A games where he has played over 200 List A games accumulating a total of 6500 runs being unbeaten for 149 as his best highest score.
| Format | Matches | NO | Runs | HS | BF | SR | 100s | 200s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 17 | 1 | 1084 | 227 | 1817 | 59.66 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 124 | 6 |
| ODI | 104 | 21 | 2477 | 106 | 3443 | 71.94 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 187 | 20 |
Why Vinod Kambli Career Ended? Despite being so good!
Vinod even after playing good cricket was dropped off right after the 1996 World Cup and by the 2011 he himself announced his retirement from the cricket after playing a short span of domestic cricket. The same year he was also found making a statement for World Cup 1996, Where he made a revelation about the fixing of the game.
He elaborated that- he was surprised when India chose to field first. The match, which India was chasing 252, was abandoned due to crowd trouble after India collapsed to 120 for 8 while Kambli was unbeaten on 10. Kambli said the match was unforgettable because it marked the end of his career. He felt he was made a scapegoat and dropped from the team afterward. Kambli did not comment further after the interview.
Kambli, who had struggled to score, faced growing frustration from the crowd, leading to a temporary halt in the match. Kambli and many fans were in tears as the match ended, marking a painful end to what had begun as a promising day in Indian cricket. Kambli reflected in 2011 that even today, he is moved by the memory of the loss.
Seeing his present condition fans have urged Sachin to help him financially and also have made appeals from other cricket stars to help him sustain his deteriorating health and mental well being.
Unlike his health and present financial situation his name in cricket will always be known for his dazzling shot-making and unconventional approach that revolutionized the sport.
