{"id":16933,"date":"2021-01-02T08:48:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T09:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=16933"},"modified":"2021-01-02T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T13:03:00","slug":"indian-cricket-great-suffers-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=16933","title":{"rendered":"Indian cricket great suffers heart attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian cricket great Sourav Ganguly is in a stable condition after suffering a mild heart attack, according to reports.<\/p>\n

According to the Press Trust of India, Ganguly complained of chest pain after a workout on Friday, and was taken to a hospital in Kolkota on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The 48-year-old is a former India captain and is now the president of the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India.<\/p>\n

BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted Ganguly was "stable and responding well to treatment."<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayShah\/status\/1345294588022411269?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n

The chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, tweeted that Ganguly "suffered a mild cardiac arrest and has been admitted to hospital."<\/p>\n

And AFP quoted a doctor, on condition of anonymity, saying that Ganguly "suffered a blackout" while exercising.<\/p>\n

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"A multidisciplinary board of doctors is looking into his case to find out what caused the illness," the doctor said.<\/p>\n

"His condition is stable now."<\/p>\n

Other reports said Ganguly is expected to be discharged on Sunday after undergoing an angioplasty.<\/p>\n

India captain Virat Kohli and former teammates Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were among the big names to offer support on Twitter.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/imVkohli\/status\/1345297394087251968?s=20<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/virendersehwag\/status\/1345293483922182144?s=20<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GautamGambhir\/status\/1345301062845046787?s=20<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt\/status\/1345333543136763906?s=20<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaviShastriOfc\/status\/1345309304056737795?s=20<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajinkyarahane88\/status\/1345293836809981952?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n

Ganguly played for India between 1992-2008.<\/p>\n

The elegant left hander scored 7212 runs in 113 Tests and was a key figure in India's rise as a true world cricket powerhouse.<\/p>\n

He was elected BCCI president in 2019.<\/p>\n

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