DUBAI
: Netherlands men's team head coach and former
Australia
wicketkeeper
Ryan Campbell has been admitted to an
ICU
in London after suffering a massive heart attack.
According to the
ICC
website, the 50-year-old felt chest pains and difficulty in breathing while he was out with his family on Saturday.
According to Perth journalist and friend of the
Campbell
family, as of Sunday night, he was still unresponsive in hospital but made attempts to breathe on his own.
Campbell had been travelling back to Europe from the Dutch team's tour of
New Zealand
, and had visited friends and extended family in his home city of Perth just a week earlier.
Campbell was appointed Dutch coach in January 2017.
As a player, he had represented both Australia and
Hong Kong
.
He featured for Hong Kong in their ICC Men's T20
World Cup
campaign in 2016, becoming the oldest player to make his debut at 44 years and 30 days.
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