A
private hospital in Bengaluru rubbished the rumours that the Indian cricket
board (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly getting admitted for a cardiac check-up
on the eve of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction.

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Dr.
Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman and Founder of Narayana Health, met Ganguly, who
is currently in Bengaluru for a two-day IPL auction. Narayana Health later said
that it was a courtesy visit.

“Reference
to the news of Mr. Sourav Ganguly, President, BCCI (Board of Control for
Cricket in India) being admitted at Narayana Health City, Bengaluru. We would
like to clarify that the news of him being admitted is incorrect,” the
hospital said in a statement.

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“Mr.
Sourav Ganguly was at the hospital to meet Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman
& Founder, Narayana Health on a brief, courtesy visit since he was in
Bengaluru.”

The
hospital also said Ganguly will be inaugurating a Modern 100-bed ICU on Monday,
February 14.

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Ganguly,
meanwhile, tested positive for COVID-19 last year. He recovered and continued
with his regular work as a board president.

It
was also the third time Ganguly was hospitalised in 2021 after January when he
was admitted twice after complaining of chest discomfort. Ganguly had suffered
a heart attack while exercising at his Kolkata home and underwent a right
coronary angioplasty.

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It
must be noted that when Ganguly was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Kolkata in
January 2021 with chest pain, Dr. Shetty flew to Kolkata to perform surgery on
the former India cricketer.

20
days later, Ganguly had similar chest pain, leading to the second round of
angioplasty on January 28. During the process, two stents were placed in two
arteries. Ganguly resumed work in March and also got himself fully vaccinated
against Covid-19. His brother Snehasish Ganguly had also tested positive for
Covid-19.

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The
10-team IPL auction is due to be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.