Former India captain Kapil Dev shared a heartwarming message for his former teammate Anshuman Gaekwad, who is battling cancer and is being treated in a hospital in London.
Recently, Sandeep Patil, Kapil Dev, and several other former cricketers urged BCCI to give financial assistance to Gaekwad in his fight against cancer. Honoring their request BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced INR 1 crore aid for Gaekwad and also spoke personally to his family and extended support in these hard times for the ex-India coach.
Kapil Dev shared old recollections of him and Anshuman playing together. He also remembered how they had captained each other and prayed for his well-being.
"Hi Anshu, I know you are going through a rough time, but it doesn't matter, we have all gone through rough times in life. I remember all the good days. The first time? When I played under you, you were my captain. And I remember when I was captain you got two hundred runs in Jalandhar against Pakistan, so good memories. Bad difficult times come and go, but I know that you are a fighter. Come on, cheer up and try to live a life, whatever God has given you and I wish you get better and better and be happy," Kapil Dev said in a video posted by journalist Vijay Lokapally.
Kapil Dev also stated that he has a lot to share with Anshuman and would love to catch up with him over coffee or a drink once he recovers.
"We all have to go one day, but the best part about human beings is fighting it out the way you fight it out on the cricket field. Whatever is going to happen, will happen. I hope we meet soon. We will all celebrate together. We had a good time. You just look after yourself. It doesn't matter what happened, it happened for good, and I think you are a wonderful person. We had great stories to talk about. We have a lot to talk about, but firstly you need to get well soon. We will have coffee together and if nothing, then we can have a little drink together as well. Look after yourself. Love you from the entire cricket community. We all feel proud of you for remembering that. Don't let us down? Look after yourself? Love you, Anshu. Take care,” Kapil added.
Here is the video:
