Vijay Yadav news: Former India wicket-keeper seeks financial help for kidney failure treatment

Former India wicket-keeper Vijay Yadav needs financial support for kidney failure treatment, according to a tweet on Saturday from prominent cricket journalist Vijay Lokapally. Yadav, who played one solitary Test match and 19 ODIs, has been on complete dialysis. He made his last international appearance in 1994 against the West Indies. The Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) is trying to raise funds for his treatment. 

Yadav, 55, was a crucial part of the Haryana team that won the Ranji Trophy in 1991. He suffered two heart attacks in the past. “Former India wicketkeeper in desperate need of financial help for treatment of kidney failure. Has been on dialysis and suffered two heart attacks. He was the one to suggest that Sachin Tendulkar should bowl the last over against South Africa in the 1993 Hero Cup semifinal,” Lokapally said in his tweet, adding, that he will share the bank details to help the former cricketer in due course.

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Vijay Yadav: Lost his 11-year-old daughter in horrific car crash

Yadav had made peace with the horrific car crash where he lost his 11-year-old daughter. The incident had taken place on March 31, 2006 when he along with his wife and daughter Sonalika and cousin Rahul were travelling back home from the Nahar Singh Stadium in Faridabad after watching India beat England in an ODI. The car, had, overturned with his daughter and Rahul succumbing to injuries while he and his wife suffered severe injuries. He had to get his kidney removed after the incident and was on bed rest for several months. 

“It almost broke me. My daughter expired. My cousin expired. My wife lost her kidney. During those six months, when I was in bed, my academy was closed because of a conflict between the state association and the government. I sold everything I had. My cars, property. It was a very bad period. Mentally I was down. My wife was driving that day, and she had that guilt. That was the worst time after the accident – she was not willing to live. That was the kind of… For six months, I couldn’t leave my home, I couldn’t do anything. I never thought I’ll survive,” Yadav had told Cricbuzz.