Stunned Cricket fraternity mourns 1983 WC hero Yashpal Sharma’s death; former teammates break down

Yashpal, a key member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad, died aged 66 after suffering a cardiac arrest after returning home from a morning walk.

Dilip Vengsarkar couldn’t believe that the “fittest” among the class of 1983 was gone so soon, while Kapil Dev simply broke down, unable to say anything, after hearing the news of World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma’s death on Tuesday. Yashpal, a key member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad, died aged 66 after suffering a cardiac arrest after returning home from a morning walk. Kapil, who captained that history-making squad, was in tears when PTI contacted him and could only say, “I won’t be able to speak.” Yashpal’s other teammates were as shocked. The 1983 squad had met on the sidelines of a book launch here a couple of weeks ago.