Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Vinod Kambli Finds Support, Routine at Thane Elderly Care Centre
Vinod Kambli is a former Indian cricket player who is staying at a care centre in Thane.
He became famous as a young batsman and played for India.
At the centre, he tells his roommate stories about his cricket days.
He also takes walks, does yoga and physiotherapy, and joins singing sessions.
Kambli said the centre is clean and that people treat him with love and respect.
He went home for Ganesh Puja after staying there for three weeks.
The centre says he can return whenever he wants a change of surroundings.
Kambli has faced serious health problems since leaving cricket, including difficulties linked to alcoholism and mobility.
Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli, 54, has been staying at NIDAN Centre for Elderly Care in Thane after hospital treatment.
Kambli followed a daily routine involving walking, medical checks, yoga, physiotherapy, singing and other activities.
He spoke positively about the centre’s facilities, cleanliness, care and atmosphere in a video that went viral.
Kambli went home after three weeks at NIDAN to attend Ganesh Puja and remains welcome to return whenever he needs.
Kambli’s international career included 17 Tests and 104 ODIs, but later health problems included alcoholism, depression and mobility issues.
- Who
- Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli, along with staff and residents of NIDAN Centre for Elderly Care.
- What
- Kambli has been receiving care, following a structured routine and sharing stories from his cricket career at the centre.
- When
- He spent three weeks at the centre and went home on Friday for Ganesh Puja; a review video was made on 23 September.
- Where
- NIDAN Centre for Elderly Care in Thane, Maharashtra, after treatment at a nearby hospital.
- Why
- The centre was intended to provide a change of surroundings and help Kambli manage his daily routine after he had refused to eat or drink.
- Age
- 54
- Care facility
- NIDAN Centre for Elderly Care, Thane
- Recent stay
- Three weeks before going home for Ganesh Puja
- International record
- 17 Tests and 104 ODIs for India
- Test achievement
- Reached 1,000 Test runs in 14 innings, the fastest by an Indian
- Health concerns mentioned
- Alcoholism, depression, mobility problems and a 2013 cardiac arrest
- Daily activities
- Morning walks, medical checks, yoga, lunch, singing and physiotherapy