Player dies during cricket match following heart attack

Player dies during cricket match following heart attack
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A 47-year-old man died of heartattack while playing in a cricket match in Junnar tehsil ofPune district on Wednesday, police said.

A video showing the player --- identified as BabuNalwade -- collapsing on the ground while standing at thenon-striker's end has gone viral.

The incident took place during a local tournamentorganized near Jadhavwadi village.

''He was rushed to a private hospital where he wasdeclared brought dead,'' said an official from Narayangaonpolice station.

Autopsy confirmed that he had had a heart attack, theofficial said.

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