Former India spinner Bhagwat Chandrasekhar has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke. He is recovering well and is expected to be discharged in the next couple of days, his family said on Monday.
The 75-year-old legendary leg-spinner complained of “tiredness and fatigue” on Friday evening and his speech became a “little bit cluttered”, his wife Sandhya said, describing the health scare as a “very, very minutest stroke”. “Chandra is recovering very well, and he will be back home on Wednesday or Thursday,” she said.
On the advice of doctors, the Mysore-born Chandrasekhar was admitted to the Aster RV Hospital, where he was kept in the emergency care unit for observation.
Sandhya said Chandrasekhar has now been shifted to a regular ward and is undergoing physiotherapy.
“There is some kind of blockage in the brain. It’s a very, very minutest stroke,” she said, adding that with medication, he will probably be alright in a week or two.
“It’s not a life-threatening thing. Please convey to fans that Chandra is very much stable. He has very strong willpower,” Sandhya said.