Novy Kapadia, 'The voice of Indian football', passes away after long battle with illness

Novy Kapadia, considered an authority on Indian football and a veteran commentator who covered World Cups and Olympics, died due to health complications after a long battle with motor neurone disease.

Novy Kapadia, the veteran sports commentator who was often called 'the voice of Indian football' died on Thursday aged 68. After the death of his sister, Kapadia is not survived by any immediate family member.

The noted commentator, who has also authored several books related to football, suffered from a motor neurone disease, a rare disease that causes the nerves in the spine and brain to lose function over time. He had been on a wheelchair for a better part of the last two years and on ventilator for the past one month.