BCCI president Dalmiya in hospital after heart attack

Jagmohan Dalmiya, the BCCI president, suffered a heart attack on Thursday evening, and has undergone an angiogram at the BM Birla hospital in Kolkata, a senior Cricket Association of Bengal official told ESPNcricinfo. He was in a critical care unit, but was reported to be stable.

Dalmiya, 75, had not been in good health since beginning his third term as BCCI president in March this year, having taken over from N Srinivasan. A long-serving cricket administrator, Dalmiya has been president of the ICC, has held different offices in the BCCI, and occupied top posts in the CAB in a career that began in 1979.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who is joint secretary of the CAB, and other board officials had arrived at the hospital to visit Dalmiya, who is expected to remain under observation for a few days.

The hospital's medical bulletin, accessed by the Kolkata-based Telegraph said: "Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya, 75 years, came to BM Birla Heart Research Centre at around 9 pm today, almost 6 hours after the onset of chest pain, with a history of acute extensive anterior myocardial wall infarction… His blood pressure and pulse were stable.

"Patient after initial clinical assessment was taken to cath lab for coronary angiography. Multiple lesions were observed with total occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery. Thrombus aspiration was performed but significant residual thrombus load persisted with poor distal run off in capillary bed. It was not advisable to do a primary stenting at this point of time.

"The patient is currently under requisite medication protocol and is being closely monitored in coronary critical care unit."