IN PICS| 'Will Be Ready To Fly Soon', BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly After Recovering From Mild Heart Attack

Recently, Arvind Menon, one of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) central observers for Bengal, reportedly said, “Sourav Ganguly is the pride of the nation. He is Bengal’s Tiger. If he joins the BJP, we will welcome him by laying out a carpet strewn with flowers.” (Image: PTI)

Ashok Bhattacharya, a Cabinet Minister in the Left Front Government and senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) who is known to be close to the former Indian skipper, said the heart attack may have been precipitated by “political pressure” being put on Sourav by a particular political party. (Image: PTI)

Celebrated cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty was roped in for the treatment. Devi Shetty said Sourav’s sudden heart attack would not affect either his lifestyle or lifespan, and that his heart was as strong as it was when he was a 20-year-old. (Image: PTI)

Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the Indian cricket team and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), who was hospitalised after suffering a mild heart attack, was discharged on January 7. (Image: PTI)

48-year-old Sourav’s sudden heart attack took everyone by surprise as he is known to be a fitness freak and workaholic. (Image: PTI)

Sourav Ganguly had to undergo angioplasty on an artery which had a critical blockage. Major blockage was detected in two other arteries. (Image: PTI)

Addressing a large gathering of fans and journalists waiting outside the nursing home, Ganguly said, “Honestly, I want to thank all of you who were waiting for me here. I especially want to thank Woodlands hospital for taking such excellent care of me…. I am absolutely fine, and hopefully I will be ready to fly soon.” (Image: PTI)

Ganguly was admitted to the Woodlands Nursing Home in Kolkata after he reportedly had a blackout while working out in the gym at home in the morning of January 2. (Image: PTI)