Netherlands men's cricket team's head coach Ryan Campbell has been admitted to an ICU in London after suffering from a heart attack. The incident happened on April 16 which led to the 50-year-old getting hospitalised as he felt pain in chest and struggled to breathe.
According to a Perth journalist and friend of former Australian wicketkeeper-batter's family, Gareth Parker, Campbell was unresponsive in the hospital on April 17. He made attempts to breathe on his own but is currently in coma.
Last week, Campbell visited his friends and extended family in Perth earlier this month. He travelled back to the country after Netherlands tour of New Zealand which was also Ross Taylor's farewell limited-overs series.
"The KNCB, Board, staff, players and the Netherlands cricket community are in absolute shock following the news of the heart attack Ryan suffered while on a family holiday in the UK," Cricket Netherlands wrote in a tweet.
Recent tour
Under Campbell’s leadership, the Dutch bowling attack gave New Zealand a major scare by reducing them for 32/5. However, Kiwi skipper Tom Latham spoiled their party with unbeaten 140 as the hosts won the match.
From player to coach
The Perth-born cricketer was appointed as Netherlands' head coach in January 2017. Campbell is among few Australian cricketers who have represented two countries at international level. Before taking the top job in the Dutch dressing room, he became the oldest player to make his T20I debut when he played in T20 World Cup 2016. He was 44 years and 30 days old at that time.
International career
He had a short international career for Australia. He played two ODIs and scored 54 runs. He made his ODI debut in 2022 against New Zealand and played his second ODI 11 months later against Sri Lanka. With Adam Gilchrist as Australia's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter for a long time, Campbell's international career did not take off.
Almost one and a half decade later, he played three T20Is for Hong Kong where he scored 36 runs and picked up two wickets in a single match.
