Jacob Martin The Telegraph pictureFormer India cricketer Jacob Martin is in a critical condition at a Vadodara hospital and desperately seeking funds to meet the expenses associated with his treatment. The family managed to pay Rs 5 lakh while the BCCI acted promptly and sanctioned another Rs 5 lakh as per a benevolent scheme. Former BCCI and Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) secretary Sanjay Patel has come forward to garner funds for Martin’s treatment. “The hospital bills have already crossed Rs 11 lakh, and at one point, the hospital had even stopped providing medicine. Recently, the association had handed over Rs 22 lakh to the widow of a former Ranji Trophy player,” Patel said.

Source: The Telegraph January 19, 2019 21:45 UTC