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Daily Round-up: Sourav Ganguly stable after undergoing angioplasty

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly was admitted to the hospital after complaining of chest pain on Saturday while Pakistan cricket team has suffered a blow ahead of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch as the captain Babar Azam has been ruled out after failing to recover sufficiently from the injury. Here’s a day recap from the world of cricket.

Sourav Ganguly admitted to hospital

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata after the former skipper complained about chest pain. He had undergone angioplasty and is currently stable.

“Sourav Ganguly has undergone angioplasty. He is stable now. He will be monitored for 24 hours. He is completely conscious. There are two blockages in his heart for which he will be treated. As of now he is stable, we will have a meeting on Monday and then we will decide what needs to be done further, priority is to let him settle down after heart attack. He is risk-free and he is talking as well,” Dr. Aftab told reporters, according to news agency ANI.

Indian cricketers under scanner after bio-bubble breach

The Indian team members Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini have been put into isolation as a precautionary measure. The Indian cricketers were under scanner after a reported bio-bubble breach. The case came into the limelight after an Indian fan Navaldeep Singh had posted a footage on social media claiming that he had paid the bill of $118.69 for the players. He further went on to say that he even hugged Pant. 

But the fan later made the clarification that the social distancing was maintained. The BCCI had investigated the matter and rubbished off the reports. 

Dale Steyn opts out of IPL2021

South Africa paceman Dale Steyn has opted out of the IPL2021. Steyn is part of the RCB franchise in the Indian Premier League. Announcing his decision of not playing this year’s IPL, Steyn tweeted, "Just a short message to let everyone know that I've made myself unavailable for RCB at this years IPL, I'm also not planning on playing for another team, just taking some time off during that period," the tweet read. "Thank you to RCB for understanding. No I'm not retired."

Babar Azam ruled out

Pakistan has suffered a big blow after captain Babar Azam was ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch that is scheduled to begin from Sunday. Azam failed to recover properly from the injury. The right-handed batsman had fractured his right thumb earlier on the tour. He had missed the first Test as well at Bay Oval. Pakistan trail the series 0-1. Mohammad Rizwan would continue to lead the side in Azam’s absence.


Arjun Tendulkar to play Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

India legend Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun has been included in Mumbai’s squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. Suryakumar Yadav has been named the captain of the side while Aditya Tare will be his deputy. Apart from them, Sarfaraz Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tushar Deshpande, Dhawal Kulkarni are the other prominent names in the line up. 

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