'Like Our Sons' - Sunil Gavaskar And 1983 World Cup Winning Team To Help Ailing Vinod Kambli

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Legendary Sunil Gavaskar and the 1983 World Cup winning team have stepped forward to help the former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambi, who has been struggling with his health both mentally and physically.

Kambli recently attended a function honouring the late coach Ramakant Achrekar, who coached him and Sachin Tendulkar at the Shivaji Park in Mumbai, where some video clips showed fresh concerns over the 52-year-old former cricketer's health.

The videos later went viral on social media showcasing Kambli's struggles to even get up and speak clearly. His current condition, sparked concerns among several fans. While there is concern over his well-being, Kambli has also been going through a financial crisis.

Now, the 1983 World Cup winning team have come forward help the ex cricketer in his struggles with the legend Gavaskar saying "the team is very conscious of our young players, who are like our sons".

"I think the '83 Team is very conscious of our younger players. They are like our sons. We are very concerned about our cricketers, particularly when fortune deserts them. So, I don't think the word I want to help him is right," Gavaskar told during an interaction on India Today.

"What the '83 team wants to do is take care of him, and help him to get back on his feet. How we will do it, we will see in the very near future. We want to take of him, of cricketers on whom fortune is not smiling on them sometimes. That's want the '83 group want to do."on whom fortune is not smiling on them sometimes. That's want the '83 group want to do," Gavaskar told India Today.

Earlier, another member of the 1983 World Cup winning side, Balwinder Singh Sandhu also revealed that the team would be more than happy to help Kambli financially if the former batter was willing to check into a rehab.

"Kapil (Dev, captain of the 1983 team) has told me clearly that if he wants to go to rehab, then we are willing to help him financially. However, he has to check into rehab himself first. Only if he does that, we are ready to foot the bill, irrespective of how long the treatment last" Sandhu had told Times of India.

While career was very brief, Kambli played 17 Tests and 104 ODIs for India between 1993 and 2000. He is the fastest Indian batter to score 1000 Test runs, a record which stands till date.