Sourav Ganguly, BCCI president and former India captain, secure after ‘mild’ cardiac arrest
Former India cricket captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who was admitted to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday after he complained of chest ache, is presently present process therapy and is alleged to be in a secure situation.“He is stable. Angioplasty would be done. We are examining him. He is conscious,” mentioned Dr Saroj Mondal, heart specialist at Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital the place Ganguly is being handled. Ganguly’s therapy can be supervised by a panel of three docs. Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and one in all India’s best captains, was figuring out on the health club at house on Saturday when he felt unwell. An individual near his household mentioned he felt dizzy and ache in his again following which he was taken to the hospital. “It was there they found out that he had suffered a heart attack,” the individual mentioned, requesting anonymity. ALSO READ: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee needs Sourav Ganguly speedy restoration after he suffers ‘a mild cardiac arrest’Ganguly, 48, has been BCCI president since October 2019. His older brother Snehasish, a first-class cricketer and now an administrator on the Cricket Association of Bengal, had examined constructive for Covid-19 final yr and needed to be admitted to hospital. “Sourav Ganguly is stable. Senior doctors are looking after him. We will let you know once we get further updates,” mentioned Snehasish on Saturday. “Sourav Ganguly is stable haemodynamically. He has received loading doses of dual anti platelets and statin and is undergoing primary angioplasty now,” Dr Rupali Basu, MD & CEO, Woodlands Hospital was quoted as saying by information company ANI. Sourav Ganguly is secure haemodynamically. He has obtained loading doses of twin anti platelets and statin and is present process main angioplasty now: Dr Rupali Basu, MD & CEO, Woodlands https://t.co/neXSwr5UUG— ANI (@ANI) January 2, 2021 West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee wished the Indian cricket stalwart a speedy restoration and had additionally mentioned in a tweet that he had suffered a ‘mild cardiac arrest’. ALSO READ: ‘Dada, jaldi se theek hone ka’: Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, BCCI and others want Sourav Ganguly a speedy and wholesome recoveryBCCI secretary and Ganguly’s shut help within the cricket board, Jay Shah, tweeted that Ganguly is responding effectively to therapy.“I wish and pray for the speedy recovery of @SGanguly99. I’ve spoken to his family. Dada is stable and is responding well to the treatment,” Shah tweeted. I want and pray for the speedy restoration of @SGanguly99. I’ve spoken to his household. Dada is secure and is responding effectively to the therapy.— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 2, 2021 Ganguly’s tenure as BCCI president was for 9 months however he and Board secretary Jay Shah have continued nonetheless because the Supreme Court has nonetheless not dominated on the BCCI’s plea searching for amendments to its new structure, which put a cap on the age and tenure of office-bearers as really useful by the Lodha Committee.Ganguly had earlier held positions within the Cricket Association of Bengal. The former India captain started as joint secretary on the CAB in 2014.The BCCI president had on Wednesday visited Eden Gardens and mentioned preparations for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya. Earlier this week, Ganguly had additionally cleared the air about him becoming a member of politics forward of West Bengal Assembly polls subsequent yr. He had acknowledged that he went to fulfill the state’s Governor upon invitation.“If the Governor wants to meet you, you have to meet him. So let us keep it like that,” mentioned Ganguly.
