(Cricket News) Indian cricketer Mayank Agarwal was taken off the plane and rushed to the hospital after complaining of a throat issue. Mayank was traveling on a flight that was scheduled to take him to New Delhi on Tuesday when he fell ill.
The captain of the Karnataka Ranji Trophy team suffered a serious health scare while on the flight and was quickly admitted to the intensive care unit, where he is currently receiving treatment.
Karnataka State Cricket Association joint secretary Shavir Tarapore stated that the state association was attempting to obtain further information regarding the entire incident.
Mayank, who has played 21 Tests for India, led Karnataka to a 29-run victory against Tripura on Monday. “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,” a Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) official stated on condition of anonymity.
Sources claim that Agarwal was given some tests after feeling queasy during the flight. He will not play in the next match against Saurashtra.
Agarwal will not, however, play in the upcoming Ranji Trophy matchup between Railways and Karnataka in Surat. “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 rumors going around.
He is stable now, and we are in touch with doctors and other state officials,” the official stated. As the designated vice-captain, Nikin Jose is expected to assume the team’s captaincy in the upcoming encounter.
“Agarwal, who scored 51 and 17 in the previous game, was supposed to travel with the entire team to Surat via Delhi when the incident occurred.
Karnataka is playing Railways in Surat in their next match. The team was on the 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,” the airline said in a press release. Indian Airlines flight 6E 5177, which was operating from Agartala to Delhi, returned to origin due to a medical emergency onboard.
According to multiple sources, Agarwal likely mistook another transparent liquid for water and drank it, which is why he started feeling uneasy.
“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,” a Tripura Cricket Association official said on the condition of anonymity. “He will fly back to Bengaluru the moment he is in a position to travel,” the official said.
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