BCCI chief hospitalised after heart attack

Kolkata: BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya was rushed to the BM Birla Heart Research Institute he complained of chest pain late tonight. The 75-year-old veteran cricket administrator has been physically indisposed for quite some time with lot of ailments and was actively not taking any part in the BCCI’s day to day activities. “Jagmohan Dalmiya was today admitted to the BM Birla Hospital after 9 pm after he was brought here with complaints of chest pain. A medical team has been assigned and they are monitoring his health,” a hospital source on Thursday. It has been learnt that Dalmiya might have suffered a cardiac attack due to which he needed to be hospitalised. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, minister in-charge of sports (West Bengal) Arup Biswas also rushed to the hospital. Dalmiya’s health has been an issue was an open secret in the Indian cricket circle for quite some time after he took over the BCCI president’s post in March, this year. (PTI)