From Yashpal Sharma to Christian Eriksen: Are athletes as vulnerable to heart attacks as others? Here's what doctors say

Yashpal Sharma, India's World Cup-winning former batsman, passed away on July 13 due to cardiac arrest at 66. Over the last few months, there have been several cases of elite athletes, including Christian Eriksen and Sourav Ganguly, suffering heart ailments.

Images of Denmark's midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsing on the field during a European Championship match stunned millions of fans around the world four weeks ago. It was a sight familiar to football aficionados. Fit as a fiddle, many would think, but what led to this cardiac arrest then?