Mumbai-based ex-hockey star Yuvraj Walmiki tries to drain water out of flooded home: Watch

India's financial capital Mumbai has been facing massive rainfall over past 24 hours as a red alert has been issued for ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, crippling city’s lifelines.  IMD has forecast spells of more heavy to very heavy rainfall for Wednesday and Thursday with many of city's areas affected due to serious waterlogging. Among affected was Indian hockey star Yuvraj Walmiki, who saw his house waterlogged. 

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Mumbai floods like situation has Yuvraj Walmiki asking for help 

Indian hockey star Yuvraj Walmiki took to Twitter on Wednesday to call for help of authorities amidst heavy rainfall in Mumbai. Yuvraj Walmiki shared a 28-second video where 30-year-old can be seen attempting to drain out ankle-level water from drawing-room of his Mumbai flat. Yuvraj has sought help from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation as well as Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aitya Thackeray. Yuvraj Walmiki was part of Indian team that played in 2014 World Cup at Hague in Nerlands.

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Mumbai-born hockey star's bror Devinder Walmiki also represented India as a defender. While Yuvraj missed 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics, bror Devinder me it to team in 2016. However, both brors Yuvraj Walmiki and Devinder Walmiki are currently out of favour in Indian hockey setup. Yuvraj Walmiki is only Indian player to play in German Hockey League for 4 years continuously and also featured in reality show Khatron Ke Khili Season 7.

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Hockey News: National Hockey Camp in Bengaluru gets official d 

India Men’s and women’s hockey teams bound for w postponed Tokyo Olympics joined national camp at SAI’s (Sports Authority of India) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Bengaluru from Tuesday.  athletes, coaches and support staff, who were on a break at home, will join camp and undergo mandatory 14-day quarantine inside campus according to an SAI statement. SAI Bengaluru ministration has held online workshops for athletes, coaches and support staff scheduled to join camp on precautionary measures to be followed inside campus as a proactive measure. On July 30, an SAI coach posted in Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range h tested positive for COVID-19 and  centre has subsequently been sanitized and training of shooters won't be affected.

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(Im Courtesy: Yuvraj Walmiki Twitter)