‘Vinod Kambli at risk of brain stroke’: Close friend reveals a clot in his brain
Vinod Kambli continues to face health issues due to a brain clot affecting his memory, with doctors warning smoking could risk a stroke. His friend Marcus Couto shared concerns, though Kambli shows signs of recovery. He recently shot an ad, while support from Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev continues.
MUMBAI: More than a year after recovering from a urinary infection, Vinod Kambli continues to battle health concerns, though his condition has not worsened. However, the former India batter is still not out of danger. "Ever since he was hospitalised in Thane about 18 months ago, Kambli has had a clot in his brain.
His memory is not good. He remembers things and then forgets about them. That’s all due to that clot in his brain.
Kambli has given up drinking, but he tends to smoke at times. Smoking is completely forbidden for him, because it puts him at risk of a brain stroke, as per the doctor Aadil Chagla (famous neurosurgeon), who has been monitoring Kambli’s treatment,” his close friend and former first-class umpire Marcus Couto told TOI on Wednesday. “Sometimes, when he steps out of his house, he tends to ask for, and people tend to offer him a smoke.
They think that they are offering a smoke to a former India cricket star. However, smoking is extremely harmful for him, particularly for his brain," Couto added. There have been some positive signs as well.