World Cup 2019: Former West Indies cricketer, Brian Lara, admitted to Mumbai hospital due to chest pain

Windies cricketing legend Brian Lara has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital after he felt a pain in his chest on Tuesday. Brian has already suffered a heart attack previously, is currently admitted at the Global Hospital in Mumbai's Parel area. 

While the hospital committee refused to make any comments regarding the former West Indian cricketer's health, but according to reports, the doctors performed angiography of Brian Lara but opted not to do angioplasty as they did not feel there was any risk in angiography. 

The former Windies captain is in India for the ICC World Cup 2019 broadcasting role for the World Cup 2019. One of the finest cricketer of his generation, Lara went into retirement from international cricket in 2007 after playing his final match against England on the 21st of April.  

The legendary left-hander played 131 Tests for the West Indies and averaged 52.89 for his 11,953 runs, while his 299 ODI appearances yielded 10,405 runs at 40.17.

He is the first and only player to have registered 400 runs in a Test innings. Lara is considered one among the most awe-inspiring batters of an era in which the iconic Sachin Tendulkar was his contemporary.