PK Banerjee put on ventilator as his condition gets critical

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PK banerjee critical

Legendary Indian footballer, PK Banerjee’s health condition has become more critical as he was put on a ventilator on Monday. He has been battling a chest infection for the last month.

A family source confirmed the news that his health condition is very critical at the moment. He was put on a ventilator this evening and the doctors have administered him with antibiotics.

The former India football captain was admitted to the Medica Superspecialty Hospital on February 6 after he complained of severe chest infection and his condition has been fluctuating since then.

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The 83-year old, who won the  1962 Asian Games gold medallist is being treated by a panel of specialists which includes pulmonologist Dr. Nandini Biswas, internal medicine and intensivist Dr. Tanmoy Banerjee. He is also being supervised by a team of Neurosciences under the care of Dr. L N Tripathy and Dr. Sunandan Basu.

Banerjee led his country India in the 1960 Rome Olympics where he scored the equaliser against a formidable French team in a 1-1 draw. Before that Banerjee represented India in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and played an integral role in their 4-2 win over Australia in the quarterfinals.

Banerjee’s contribution to Indian football was duly recognised by the world governing body FIFA that awarded him the Centennial Order of Merit back in 2004.

Banerjee is a distinguished former Indian footballer and football coach. He made 84 appearances for India, scoring 65 goals during the course of his career. e was one of the first recipients of the Arjuna Award when the awards were instituted in 1961. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri in 1990 and was named Indian Footballer of the 20th century by IFFHS.

He also represented India in three Asian Games namely, the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, where India clinched the gold medal in football and then the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok. He was part of the national team that played at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.