Former
Indian
cricketer
Yashpal
Sharma
who
was
a
part
of
Kapil
Dev
led
World
Cup
winning
team,
died
of
cardiac
arrest
in
New
Delhi.
He
was
66.
As
the
news
of
Sharma's
demise
broke,
the
star
cast
of
Kabir
Khan's
upcoming
film
'83
which
chronicles
India's
historic
1983
World
Cup
win,
took
to
their
respective
social
media
handles
to
pen
heartfelt
tributes
on
their
respective
social
media
handles.
Meanwhile,
in
a
chat
with
Pinkvilla,
the
film's
director
Kabir
Khan
reacted
to
the
news
of
Sharma's
demise
and
said,
It's
really
sad.
We
received
the
news
in
the
morning,
and
it's
terrible
and
shocking.
They
have
all
become
family
for
us,
as
we
have
spent
so
much
time
with
them.
He
was
a
very
important
contributor,
and
in
fact
there
are
two
matches
where
without
his
contribution
India
would
not
have
gone
ahead."
The
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan
director
said
that
he
was
looking
forward
to
showing
'83
to
Yashpal
Sharma
as
actor
Jatin
Sarna
who
is
essaying
the
role
of
the
late
cricketer
in
the
sports
drama
has
pulled
off
that
role
brilliantly.
"I
was
really
excited
to
show
him
what
we
have
done
with
his
character.
Actor
Jatin
Sarna
has
played
him
brilliantly,
and
it's
sad
that
we
couldn't
show
him
that
part.
I
always
saw
him
as
one
of
the
fittest
and
a
strong
looking
man
for
his
age.
He
was
famous
in
the
team
for
being
someone
who
was
strong,
always
eating
almonds
-
it
really
comes
as
a
shock," Kabir
told
Pinkvilla.
Meanwhile,
Tahir
Raj
Bhasin
who
is
also
a
part
of
'83
condoled
Yashpal
Sharma's
demise
and
said,
"Saddened
by
the
demise
of
Yashpal
Sharma.
A
story
of
sheer
grit
and
incredible
sporting
spirit
in
the
history
books
of
Indian
cricket.
Yashpal
Sir
was
a
rock
on
the
pitch
and
a
major
reason
for
India's
1983
World
Cup
win.
Today
I
remember
his
accomplishments
and
immense
contributions
that
made
the
country
proud.
Condolences
to
his
friends,
family
and
fans.
May
he
rest
in
peace."
Speaking
about
'83,
the
film
has
an
ensemble
cast
which
comprises
of
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone,
Tahir
Raj
Bhasin,
Ammy
Virk,
Saqib
Saleem,
Hardy
Sandhu,
Chirag
Patil,
Jiiva,
Adinath
Kothare,
Jatin
Sarna,
Boman
Irani
and
Pankaj
Tripathi.