The 76-year-old Sharma complained of uneasiness around 2 am and his sugar level dropped alarmingly before he suffered the heart attack, the officials said quoting family sources. He is survived by wife, two sons and two daughters.
Yashpal played 37 Tests and scored1606 runs with two centuries and nine half-centuries to his credit. In 42 ODIs, he scored 883 runs with four half-centuries.
Former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma, who represented India in 79 international games, passed away on July 13 after a cardiac arrest
Sharma was also part of the selection panel that picked the triumphant 2011 World Cup squad under MS Dhoni's leadership.
The cast of the upcoming sports drama '83', actors Ranveer Singh, Saqib Saleem, Boman Irani and Jatin Sarna, on Tuesday, mourned the loss of veteran cricketer Yashpal Sharma.
Modi termed Sharma as an "inspiration" and added that he is "anguished" by the cricketer's death.
Yashpal was like that bridge between India being a horrible ODI outfit (he was part of the 1979 World Cup) to their transformation into world champions in 1983.
In an archived India TV interview, Yashpal Sharma recalled how actor Dilip Kumar, whom he fondly called Yusuf bhai, played a huge role in getting him into the Indian cricket team.
On Tuesday, as the cricketer, Yashpal Sharma breathed his last, actor Jatin Sarna who plays him in Ranveer Singh's '83 took to Instagram to pay a tribute and shared some pictures from the sets.
Sharma had suffered a heart attack after returning from morning walk and collapsed at around 7.30 am.
Yashpal Sharma, who died at the age of 66 on Tuesday, enjoyed a glittering career including the 1983 World Cup triumph.
Remembering Yashpal Sharma, who also served twice as the national selector of the Indian team, we look back at his memorable World Cup display and the unforgettable 140 against England in the 1981/82 series.
Yashpal Sharma was a big fan of Dilip Kumar. Apart from films, he was very close to 'Yusuf Bhai' as he used to call him. In an exclusive interview with India TV, Yashpal had revealed that he owed his career to the legendary actor. He said that it was because of him that his International cricket career started.
Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, other sportspersons and celebrities express grief at the untimely death of the 1983 World Cup winner.
Former Indian cricketer and 1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma has died of massive cardiac arrest on Tuesday at the age of 66. The former Indian batsman reportedly died of cardiac arrest at 7:40 am. He is survived by his wife Renu Sharma, two daughters Puja, Preeti and son Chirag Sharma.
1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma passes away following heart attack on Tuesday morning. He took his last breath at 7:40 am. His last rites will be performed at Lodi crematorium at 1 pm.
Former Indian cricketer and 1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma has died of heart attack on Tuesday.
Actor Yashpal Sharma speaks to India Tv about his upcoming project Dada Lakhmi.
He recalls when he first read the script of "Das Capital", he was reminded of incidents in his past. The film deals with corruption and was shot in 2012.
Director Ranadeep Sarkar is coming back with another short film Blue Lies which stars actors like Yashpal Sharma, Subrat Dutta and Ayanjit Sen.
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