Mayank Agarwal Health Update: Karnataka Skipper Out Of Danger, But To Miss Next Ranji Trophy Match After 'Medical Emergency'

Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal to miss next Ranji Trophy match after the opener had a mid-flight 'medical emergency' and was rushed to a hospital in Agartala on Tuesday (January 30).

Mayank, who has played 21 Tests for India, led Karnataka to a 29-run win against Tripura on Monday (January 29). But is unlikely to take the field for the team's next match against Railways from Saturday (February 3).

"He will not be playing in Karnataka's next match (against Railways at Surat from February 2). But other than that, there is no truth in any rumours going around. He is stable now, and we are in touch with doctors and other state officials," a Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) official told PTI on condition of anonymity.

Batter Nikin Jose, who featured in the ACC Emerging Asia Cup last year, is expected to take over the team's captaincy in the next match as he is the designated vice-captain.

While Agarwal is set to be sidelined for now, the Karnataka and out of favour India opener is currently stable, and will be flown to Bengaluru after an update from the doctors.

"He (Agarwal) is not in any kind of danger. He is under observation currently in a hospital at Agartala, and we will fly him back to Bengaluru once we get an update from the doctors, which we are expecting tonight," the source was quoted as saying by PTI.

The 32-year-old will fly back to Bengaluru the moment he is in a position to travel. Multiple sources said that Agarwal probably mistook some other transparent liquid as water and drank it, after which he started feeling uneasy.

IndiGo issued a statement, which didn't elaborate the reason for a medical emergency.

"IndiGo flight 6E 5177 operating from Agartala to Delhi returned to origin due to a medical emergency onboard. The passenger was off-loaded and was rushed to the hospital for further medical assistance. The aircraft took off again for its destination at 1620h," the airline said in its press release.

Agarwal, who scored 51 and 17 in the last game, was supposed to travel with the whole team to Surat via Delhi, when the incident happened. Karnataka are playing Railways in Surat in their next match.

"The team was on flight and apparently Agarwal started feeling uneasy and vomited a couple of times sitting on the flight. Since he started feeling sick, he de-boarded," a Tripura Cricket Association official said on the condition of anonymity.

"From KSCA MR Shahvir Tarapore called and we quickly sent two of our representatives to the ILS hospital. He is under observation and we are told doctors are running some tests. Now there are multiple theories as to what he might have consumed."

(With PTI inputs)