Sourav Ganguly, the former national cricket team captain and the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, reportedly suffered a heart attack on Saturday and has been admitted to a hospital in his hometown, Kolkata. He is said to have felt uneasiness, dizziness and chest in pain while working out in his home gym in Kolkata. He was immediately rushed to the Woodlands Hospital after he suffered a 'mild cardiac arrest'.

It is also being said that Ganguly would need to get an angioplasty by evening, though he is out of danger now. An official statement from the doctors attending him is yet to come while Initial suggestions from sources, confirm that he would need to undergo a procedure by as soon as possible.

Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of the development, claimed that Ganguly complained of pain in the chest and might need angioplasty. "Dada (Sourav) complained of chest pain and was rushed to the hospital. He might need to undergo angioplasty. He is out of danger," the source told the agency.

PTI quoted a hospital official saying, "He is stable now. We are checking whether this pain is due to some cardiac problem or not. He requires to undergo several tests."

Well, the Chief Minister Of Kolkata also expressed her concern on the development and tweeted wishing Sourav Ganguly a 'speedy recovery'.

Sad to hear that @SGanguly99 suffered a mild cardiac arrest and has been admitted to hospital.

Wishing him a speedy and full recovery. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family!

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 2, 2021

Well, not only this, Sourav's colleagues and friends like Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan and even the BCCI and ICC wished him a healthy recovery soon on Twitter. Check out their tweets here -

Praying for your speedy recovery. Get well soon 🙏 @SGanguly99

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 2, 2021

Former India captain and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly suffered a mild cardiac arrest earlier today. He is now in a stable condition.

We wish him a speedy recovery! pic.twitter.com/HkiwFhjyih

— ICC (@ICC) January 2, 2021

Praying for your speedy recovery Dada @SGanguly99 🙏 Get well soon.

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) January 2, 2021

Here's wishing the BCCI President @SGanguly99 a speedy recovery. https://t.co/EGTcOjtqxA

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 2, 2021

TheBCCI President has been working on the resumption of cricket in India amid these Covid-19 times. He was central to the BCCI's 89th AGM where the decision to add two new franchises to the Indian Premier League (IPL) from the 2022 season was taken.

Ganguly has been the president of the BCCI in October 2019. Initially, the position was allotted to him only for 9 months but the Covid-19 situation saw his stay being extended. Dada, as he is profoundly been referred to by his fans, was one of India's most successful Test and ODI captains. Well, we also wish the former captain a speedy and healthy recovery.