Former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma, 1983 World Cup winner, dies due to heart attack

Former Indian cricketer Yashpal Sharma suffered a major cardiac arrest and passed away on Tuesday morning.

Former Indian batsman Yashpal Sharma, who was also a member of the Kapil Dev-led World Cup-winning team, died on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest. Yashpal represented India in 37 ODIs and 42 Tests and was a crucial part of the Indian middle-order from 1979-83. He also served as a national selector for a couple of years and was reappointed to the panel in 2008.