A post is being shared on social media with a claim that legendary cricketer Kapil Dev has passed away.
The posts started making rounds after he underwent an emergency coronary angioplasty on October 24, 2020.
Here’s the link to the above post.
More posts can be seen here, here and here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the claim to be false.
Firstly, we found a report by The Indian Express dated October 24, 2020, stating that Kapil Dev’s surgery was successful and his condition was stable.
“Currently, he is admitted in ICU and under close supervision,” the report quoted the hospital as saying. “Mr Kapil Dev is stable now and he is expected to get discharged in couple of days.”
Moreover, upon searching further, we found a video (archive) of Kapil Dev, tweeted by journalist Vikrant Gupta on October 29, 2020.
In the video, Kapil Dev can be heard that he is fine and feeling good. He also expressed his wish of meeting his ‘family of 83’ (his teammates).
Kapil Paaji’s back with love and gratitude for all of you @therealkapildev pic.twitter.com/eCOZpY5DmV
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) October 29, 2020
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