Kolkata: BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly had an ‘uneventful last night’ and the medical board will meet on Monday (January 4) to discuss the further treatment plan of Dada, the Woodlands Hospital of Kolkata informed in a medical bulletin on Sunday (January 3).
It also said that,”the treating doctors are keeping ‘constant vigil’ on his health situation and taking appropriate measures from time to time.”
Former India captain was hospitalised at 1 pm on Saturday (January 2) with chest pain, the heaviness of head, vomiting and a spell of dizziness while training at his gym around 11 am. Following this, after he was admitted to the hospital doctors had conducted angioplasty on him.
The hospital also said the “routine ECG done at 10 am is satisfactory”. On Saturday, Ganguly was tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which turned out to be negative. Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Woodlands Hospital on Saturday evening.
Talking with the media while leaving the hospital Banerjee had said, “He (Ganguly) is fine now, he even spoke to me. I thank the doctors and hospital authorities that they have taken the right decision of conducting an angioplasty.”
“I did not have the idea that international sportspersons like him do not undergo check-ups. I asked Avishek Dalmiya to conduct medical check-ups of cricketers before games,” she further had said.
Earlier on December 30, Ganguly had visited Eden Gardens and discussed about preparations for the forthcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with CAB president Avishek Dalmiya starting from January 10 – final on January 31 as scheduled.
