File photo of BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya
BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya was rushed to the BM Birla Heart Research Institute in Kolkata after he complained of chest pain on Thursday night.
The 75-year-old veteran cricket administrator has been unwell for quite some time with lots 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 told PTI today.
It has been learnt that Mr Dalmiya might have suffered a cardiac attack due to which he needed to be hospitalised.
During the time of hospitalisation, his son Abhishek Dalmiya is learnt to have accompanied him. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly also rushed from his Behala residence while minister in-charge of sports (West Bengal) Arup Biswas also rushed to the hospital. The senior officials of local body Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) have also rushed to the hospital.
That Mr 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.
Due to Mr Dalmiya's health conditions, secretary Anurag Thakur has been calling the shots. There has been dissenting voices in the BCCI about his failing health and recently there were calls to remove him from the post of president.