Sourav Ganguly was rushed to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata after falling ill this morning while working out in his residence gym.
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HIGHLIGHT
- Sourav Ganguly felt dizzy when he was in the gym and went to Woodlands Hospital for tests.
- Sourav Ganguly was recently in Delhi to attend the unveiling of the Arun Jaitley statue in Feroz Shah Kotla.
- Ganguly was in Ahmedabad prior to that to attend BCCI’s annual general meeting on December 24.
The Cricket Control Board in President Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to a hospital in Kolkata after complaining of a heart problem on Saturday morning.
Ganguly was rushed to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata after falling ill this morning while exercising in his residence gym. Boria Majumdar of India Today confirmed that the former captain of India will be discharged on Saturday after undergoing angioplasty.
“He felt dizzy when he was in the gym and went to Woodlands for tests. That’s when it came to light that he had a heart problem and the hospital has now created a 3-member board with Dr. Saroj Mondal, who conducts the procedure. @ SGanguly99 recover soon, “Boria tweeted.
He had a heart problem and is at Woodlands Hospital. But it is stable that you will need a procedure that hospital sources confirm. I should be out of danger in the next few hours. I wish him a speedy recovery. @ SGanguly99
– Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) January 2, 2021
Ganguly was recently in New Delhi for the unveiling of the statue of the late Arun Jaitley at the Delhi cricket stadium, formerly known as Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, on the 68th anniversary of the birth of the former finance minister and head of the Cricket Association of Delhi and Districts.
Before that, he was in Ahmedabad to attend the BCCI’s annual general meeting which was held on December 24. He had chaired the meeting at which a number of key announcements were made.
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