Lamba dies in coma

DHAKA, February 23: Former India opener Raman Lamba today succumbed to the severe head injuries he received at a local match on Friday. He had been declared 8220;clinically dead8221; for several hours before the end came.

Lamba is survived by his Irish wife Kim and two kids 8211; a son and a daughter.The 38-year-old cricketer, who slipped into 8220;deep coma8221;, failing to respond to a brain surgery performed on Sunday afternoon was pronounced dead at 1545 hours local time at the Institute of Post Graduate Medicine and Research IPGMR here. Kim, who flew in here from New Delhi on Saturday, and his sister Anita were by his bedside when he breathed his last. His body was handed over to his family members in the presence of Indian High Commission officials here.

There were heart-rending scenes at the ICU as Kim remained embracing her husband8217;s body for several minutes before the ventilator support was removed by attending doctors.

A weeping Mehrab Hossain Opee, the young Mohammedan batsman whose fierce pull struckLamba fielding at forward shortleg without a helmet and proved fatal, was being consoled by teammates at the hospital before Lamba8217;s body was removed. Opee looked shell-shocked and was at a total loss for words.