Overview
- Andrea Hewitt, speaking Friday, said her husband is fine and called recent claims about severe illness false.
- Close friend Marcus Couto has said doctors found a brain clot and warned the next stage could be a stroke, with ongoing memory lapses reported.
- Couto said he created a WhatsApp group of friends and former cricketers to cover expenses, and multiple outlets reported Sachin Tendulkar joined the effort.
- Couto also described treatment that stopped at Breach Candy Hospital due to costs and a proposed rehab plan that did not proceed after an estimated ₹1 lakh per month was not funded.
- Kambli has shown modest gains, now walking with a stick and recently completing an advertisement shoot, as he spends most days at home with his family.