Tilak Varma , the young and talented cricketer, who played a match-winning innings in Asia Cup final, recently shared his battle with a life-threatening health issue rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition that causes muscle death and eventually kidney failure.

The 22-year-old cricketer reflected on his health condition in a recent episode of Breakfast of Champions with Gaurav Kapur. Looking back he said he may not have given his body sufficient rest and pushed himself even on rest days, which could have led to overstraining of muscles.

“I haven’t opened up about this to anyone. After my first IPL, I had some health problems. I wanted to be fit. These things have not come out. I was diagnosed with something called Rhabdomyolysis, in which muscle breakdowns happen. I had in me that I wanted to

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