Legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara, who was admitted to a Mumbai hospital on on Tuesday, 25 June, after complaining of chest pain, has said that he is “fine and recovering”.
The former West Indies captain, who is in India as an expert for the official broadcasters of the World Cup, said he felt uneasy after an extended workout session in the morning in a voice message shared by the West Indies Cricket Board.
“Hi everyone. I know everyone is very concerned about what’s happening. I think I just maybe exerted myself a bit too much in the gym this morning, and was feeling a bit of pain in my chest so I just felt it was best to see a doctor. I was taken to a hospital. Pain continued so obviously a lot of tests have been done.”Brian Lara
Lara may be a tad unwell but his wits were in tact even while lying on a hospital bed. “I’m just chilling in my hospital bed and watching England vs Australia. Hopefully Australia can restrict England and beat them. Not a big fan of England,” he said in the voice message.
The 50-year-old from Trinidad, who was admitted to the Global Hospital in Parel, also said that he would be returning to his hotel room on Wednesday.
“I’m going to be alright. Just ease off the messages, my phone’s going non-stop. I’m going to switch it off even though I wouldn’t like to because I’d like to speak to my family. Just letting everyone know I’m fine, recovering and will be back in my hotel room tomorrow. Couple of the test results came back already and the doctors were quite happy that there’s nothing major. Thanks again for your concern. Speak to you soon. I’ll be back in Trinidad and I’ll be back in full health very soon. Bye.”
Lara played 131 Tests for the West Indies and averaged 52.89 for his 11,953 runs, while his 299 ODI appearances yielded 10,405 runs at 40.17.
The legendary left-hander is the first and only player to have registered 400 runs in a Test innings, playing the incredible unbeaten knock against England in 2004 in Antigua.
He also holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994.
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