Ganguly ‘under observation in hospital after successful heart operation’

Indian cricket chief Sourav Ganguly was under observation in hospital Sunday after a successful heart operation, doctors said, as well wishes including from the prime minister continued to pour in for the former star and captain, AFP reported.

The 48-year-old, who heads the country’s powerful cricket board, suffered a heart attack during his morning exercise session on Saturday, AFP reported.

He was immediately taken to Woodlands hospital in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state, where doctors found three blockages in his arteries, one of which needed a stent implant.

“Sourav Ganguly is now stable and without support of oxygen after undergoing angioplasty,” doctor Saroj Mandal said outside the hospital, according to AFP.

“Genetic history and long-term stress and other factors may have caused the disease,” Mandal said, adding that a seven-member medical team is monitoring his health.

A crowd of well-wishers remained outside the hospital waiting for updates about “dada,” a term used endearingly for an elder brother in Bengali, AFP reported.