Rabiul Islam, a fan of the Bangladesh cricket team, has been diagnosed with lung cancer after fainting during the second Test against India in Kanpur. His collapse had created controversy
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A Bangladesh cricket team fan who collapsed at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on the first day of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
The fan, Rabiul Islam, also known as Tiger Robby, was taken to the hospital after fainting. He departed from Delhi for Dhaka on Saturday, with police officials refuting claims that he was deported.
Harish Chandra, the additional commissioner of police for law and order, stated that Islam has a pre-existing lung cancer condition. “As oxygen levels became saturated in his case, he complained of pain and subsequently fainted,” he explained to Hindustan Times. Islam was admitted to Regency Hospital for treatment and was discharged once his condition stabilised.
On Saturday morning, he flew from Delhi to Dhaka. “He had a 12-day medical visa that was set to expire on September 29; we provided him with all necessary assistance,” Chandra said, in response to claims of deportation.
Records show that Islam, who resides 100 kms from Dhaka, entered India on September 18 through Kolkata before travelling to Chennai for the first Test. He arrived in Kanpur ahead of the second Test match.
The fan’s medical emergency
stirred controversy after allegations surfaced that he had been assaulted by other spectators, which led to his collapse in the C balcony on the ground floor.
Initially, he supported these claims but later retracted his statement, releasing a video in which he denied any assault.
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