Sourav Ganguly, BCCI president was discharged from a Kolkata Apollo hospital on Sunday morning. He had undergone another round of angioplasty earlier on Thursday, which was followed by two more stents.
As per reports, Sourav Ganguly’s vitals were normal after installing the stents, with all test reports coming back normal on Saturday.
Sourav Ganguly Managed To Do Some Work For BCCI While At Hospital
Hospital authorities wanted to discharge Sourav Ganguly on Saturday 30th January night itself, however, after discussions with the family, it was postponed by a day. In fact, Sourav Ganguly has also managed to do some work for BCCI while at the hospital. His secretary Rohit Poddar took care of Sourav’s BCCI duties after discussing with him while at the hospital.
Sourav Ganguly was admitted to the Woodlands hospital in Kolkata on Saturday 2nd January after he complained of chest pain while working out at his home gym. Sourav Ganguly was hospitalized at Apollo on Wednesday 27th January for the second time in a month due to his cardiac condition. He had suffered a mild heart attack earlier this month and was diagnosed with Triple Vessel Disease.
Jay Shah Appointed Or Elected President Of Asian Cricket Council
On the other hand, Indian cricket board secretary Jay Shah was on Saturday “appointed” president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) following its virtual AGM held on Saturday. He will take over from Nazmul Hassan who is also president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
“Shah, 32, is the youngest administrator to be appointed as the ACC president,” said a statement from the BCCI.
Interestingly, the BCCI statement mentioned at four places that Jay Shah was “appointed” ACC president while at two places it said that he was “elected”.
“I accept this honour and I thank my esteemed colleagues at the BCCI for nominating me and considering me worthy of this prestigious position. Formed with a view to organise, develop and promote the sport in the region, the ACC has steadily grown in stature.
“The ACC continues to foster healthy rivalry among some of the biggest cricket playing nations while it also takes the sport deeper into the smaller pockets. We must remain committed to this cause and ensure there is an all-round development in the region,” Shah said in the same statement.
Sourav Ganguly became BCCI president in October 2019 and under him, IPL 2020 was successfully carried out in UAE besides the first pink-ball Test against Bangladesh at Kolkata. He spent six days in the Woodland hospital. He was hospitalized at 1 pm on January 2 and was discharged on January 7 morning. He was supposed to be discharged on January 6 but it was postponed by a day after he expressed his desire to stay at the hospital for one more day.