Late Himachal Pradesh cricketer Sidharth Sharma's last words from ICU break internet

The cricketing world was left in severe shock after receiving the news of passing away of Himachal Pradesh cricketer Sidharth Sharma. Sharma, who was part of the men’s senior Himachal team passed away on January 12 in a private hospital in Vadodara while being on the ventilator for the last two weeks. Sharma succumbed to multiple-organ failure.

In the latest turn of events, Sidharth’s old friend and HP teammate Prashant Chopra revealed some of the heartbreaking details before the cricketer’s death. Chopra added that Sidharth’s father was in the Army and didn’t allow him to take up cricket initially, but the struggling cricketer asked his dad to allow him cricket while being in ICU which eventually made everyone emotional.

“When he was in the ICU, he regained his consciousness but could not speak, so he asked the nurse to get him a piece of paper and wrote to his father:  Mujhe cricket khelne se rok na mat. Mujhe khelne dena (Please don’t stop me from playing cricket). Our manager was there, and when he told us this, we could not hold back our tears,” said Chopra while quoting Sidharth’s last statements as quoted by Sportstar.

IPL Governing Council Chairman also offered condolences to the late cricketer and called the event unfortunate.

“It is unfortunate. He was fine and played the first two matches of the Ranji Trophy. Before the game against Baroda, he felt unwell and we got him admitted to the hospital. After a few tests, it was found that his creatinine levels were high. His kidneys and subsequently other organs were affected. The doctors tried their level best but could not save him,” said Dhumal while talking about Sidharth’s death.

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