Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell admits he is lucky to be alive following his heart attack earlier this year - and may have died as many as 15 times.
Campbell, 50, has led the Dutch to the latter stages of the T20 World Cup and they get their Super 12 campaign underway against Bangladesh on Monday.
He admits it is a miracle he is around to see it after being given just a seven percent chance of survival following his collapse at a playground in Cheshire in April while visiting family.
The Australian spent a week in an induced coma and says his wife believes he died as many as 15 times as medics battled to keep him alive.
The incident mirrored that of Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen, who collapsed while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020 but returned to action months later.
And Campbell is using the footballer as inspiration as he prepares to lead his side into action in his native Australia.
"'I wasn't given a whole lot of hope — I think I died at least six times, my wife tells me it might even have been as many as 15," he told the Daily Mail . " I was in hospital for 21 days and in a coma for about a third of that. You could say I'm lucky to be here. I'm certainly making the most of it. I've had the same little device fitted as Christian Eriksen."
He added: "My youngsters touch it every now and then just to reassure themselves daddy is OK. They went through a pretty tough time.
"It fills with me with joy watching Eriksen play for Manchester United. If he can run around a football field, surely I can coach a few things. We may have a defib in common but don't ask me to play like him."
Campbell, who represented both Australia and Hong Kong internationally, will end his tenure with the Dutch national side after the T20 World Cup and he is determined to relish the competition.
"It was a long shot for me to be here but it was one of my goals. I always wanted to go out with the Netherlands, having taken them to an Australian World Cup. That was always the hope," he added.
"I am feeling amazing. My health is through the roof. I'm fit, I'm running around. I need to be as well, because I'm trying to keep up with my seven-year-old and four-year-old."
