New Delhi: India's cricketing legend Kapil Dev has made an emotional appeal to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to extend financial support to his former teammate Anshuman Gaekwad, who is currently undergoing treatment for blood cancer at King's College Hospital in London.
Gaekwad, 71, a prominent figure in Indian cricket as both player and coach, has been receiving support from Kapil and other former teammates, including Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri, to raise funds for his medical care.
Kapil Dev highlighted the absence of a structured assistance system for retired players like Gaekwad and suggested the establishment of a trust by the BCCI to provide ongoing support in such situations.
Expressing readiness to contribute personally, Kapil mentioned his willingness to forego his pension to aid Gaekwad's treatment.
Gaekwad's legacy includes 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India.
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Agra/Lucknow, Mar 26 (PTI): An aircraft carrying Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made an emergency landing at the Agra airport shortly after take off due to a technical snag, officials said.
The chief minister resumed his journey to Lucknow after over two hours, they said.
Adityanath was in Agra for a public event to mark the eighth anniversary of the BJP government in the state.
"After the programme, the chief minister was scheduled to leave from the Kheria Airport in Agra around 3.30 pm. The aircraft took off but returned shortly apparently due to a snag, which was then inspected by officials," a police official told PTI.
"The chief minister finally resumed his onward journey around 5.30 pm from Kheria," the official added.
Senior Agra district administration and police officials remained at the airport while the chief minister waited there. BJP supporters and local politicians were also present outside the airport.
Earlier in the day, Adityanath inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 128 projects worth Rs 635.22 crore at 'Vikas Utsav' held in Agra to mark the completion of eight years of his government.
"Residents of Agra now have access to metro rail services, officially making Agra a metro city. The construction of the civil terminal at the airport is in its final stages," he said, adding that previous governments failed to provide these facilities.