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Player dies during cricket match from heart attack, video surfaces

A video showing the player - identified as Babu Nalwade - collapsing on the ground while standing at the non-striker's end has gone viral.

Updated on: Feb 18, 2021, 14:37:23 IST
PTI | Pune
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A 47-year-old man died of heart attack while playing in a cricket match in Junnar tehsil of Pune district on Wednesday, police said.

Generic cricket image (Getty Images)
Generic cricket image (Getty Images)

A video showing the player - identified as Babu Nalwade - collapsing on the ground while standing at the non-striker's end has gone viral.

The incident took place during a local tournament organized near Jadhavwadi village.

"He was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared brought dead," said an official from Narayangaon police station.

Autopsy confirmed that he had had a heart attack, the official said.

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