IPL Auction 2022 LIVE: Narayana Health City’s facility director, Nitin Manjunath on Friday clarified the rumours of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly being admitted in the hospital are incorrect. Follow IPL 2022 Live Updates & IPL 2022 Auction Live updates with InsideSport.IN
Manjunath’s remarks came after the reports of Ganguly being admitted into the hospital surfaced during the day. “We would like to clarify that the news of him being admitted is incorrect. Sourav Ganguly was at the hospital to meet Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman and Founder, Narayana Health on a brief, courtesy visit since he was in Bengaluru,” said Nitin Manjunath in a statement.
IPL Auction 2022 LIVE: Sourav Ganguly to inaugurate modern 100-bed ICU at Narayana Health City in Bengaluru, Hospital confirms BCCI Prez ‘NOT ILL’
IPL Auction 2022 LIVE: He further informed that Ganguly will be inaugurating a Modern 100-bed ICU on Monday in the Narayana Health City.
Ganguly suffered a cardiac arrest in January 2021 and was admitted to hospital under Dr Devi Shetty’s care in Kolkata. He was successfully operated on and had to undergo angioplasty. While things seemed fine, he tested positive for Covid-19 last month.
On Saturday and Sunday, a total of 590 cricketers will go under the hammer in Bengaluru. Out of the 590, 227 are overseas players. On Saturday, 161 players will be auctioned with 10 teams including the two new franchises — Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans — will be bidding for them.
IPL Auction 2022 LIVE: Sourav Ganguly to inaugurate modern 100-bed ICU at Narayana Health City in Bengaluru, Hospital confirms BCCI Prez ‘NOT ILL’