"There are degenerative changes in his brain" - Doctor treating Vinod Kambli provides medical update on former cricketer

Vinod Kambli, the former Indian cricketer, has been battling health issues for a while now and his condition has only gotten worse over the weekend. The 52-year-old was admitted to Aakriti Hospital in Thane and is recovering from clots detected in his brain at present.

Vinod Kambli's condition became critical a few days earlier before being admitted to the hospital. Dr Vivek Dwivedi, a Chief Intensivist at the Aakriti Hospital, has provided an update on his condition, as reported by The Times of India.

The doctor has stated that Vinod Kambli had clots due to a stroke that he recently suffered.

"We admitted him on Saturday evening. He was experiencing muscle cramps and dizziness at home... He had a high-grade fever when we brought him to the hospital and difficulty walking due to muscle cramps. On investigation, we found that he had a urine infection, and sodium and potassium deficiency which were causing muscle cramps. A brain scan revealed that he had old clots because he had suffered a stroke recently," the doctor was quoted as saying on Tuesday (December 24).

The doctor also mentioned that the former cricketer was admitted to the ICU as he had low BP as well. While his vitals are stable, he is undergoing treatment and physiotherapy.

"We admitted him to the ICU because he also had low BP... His vitals are stable but his treatment and physiotherapy are ongoing. We are planning to discharge him in 2-3 days," the doctor added.

The doctor concluded stating Kambli's brain condition as 'unstable'.

"His brain's condition is not stable... There are degenerative changes in his brain. So, we are focussing more on rehabilitation," he concluded.

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Vinod Kambli's impressive cricket career

The-now 52-year-old former cricketer Vinod Kambli had an impressive career on the field. The left-handed batter represented India in 17 Tests and scored 1084 runs at an average of 54.20 with four hundreds and three half-centuries.

He also played 104 ODIs for India, amassing 2477 runs at an average of 32.59, scoring two centuries and 14 fifties. Moreover, Kambli also had a stellar domestic career.

He played 125 first-class matches and piled on 9965 runs, averaging 59.67, scoring as many as 35 hundreds and 44 half-centuries.

His condition at the moment still remains slightly critical.