The scene at Bandra's MIG Cricket Club on Saturday evening seemed straight out of a medical drama — 68-year-old former BMC officer Ashwin Khanolkar going into cardiac arrest right after a badminton game, and his cardiologist playmate, Dr Ajit Desai, swooping down to revive him with an intense 20-minute CPR . Khanolkar had sat down after a 12-minute badminton game with his friend Yash Nair when he began to convulse.

Khanolkar and nine others, including Dr Desai, play badminton at the club between 8.30 pm and 10 pm thrice a week. After his match, Khanolkar walked around the court as part of the 'cooling down' routine and sat on a chair to watch Dr Desai play. He was talking to a marker (ball boy) when he suddenly began convulsing and Dr Desai, who was barely 20 metres away, rushed to his friend.