A state-wide review of VIP security arrangements has led to changes in protection cover for several prominent figures, with Sourav Ganguly becoming the latest name on the list.
Polling for the 294-member West Bengal Legislative Assembly was held across two phases on April 23 and April 29.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly lauded Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi for his impressive show in the Ranji Trophy, saying the right-arm fast bowler is on his way to donning national colours and could begin his international journey in England.
Rajkummar Rao will headline the Sourav Ganguly biopic, which goes on floors in March with shoots planned at Lord’s and Eden Gardens. The film aims to recreate defining moments from Ganguly’s cricket career.
Ganguly has sought ₹50 crore in damages for defamation, accusing Saha of falsely linking his name to the chaos that erupted during Messi’s appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium.
Sourav Ganguly, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is hopeful of senior Test players Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane featuring in the Ranji Trophy and score lots of runs.
A health department bulletin said that Ganguly and five other foreign travellers were found positive for the Delta Plus variant. State Power Minister Aroop Biswas and film director Srijit Mukherjee have also tested covid positive
According to doctors, the former India captain had mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is doing fine and would stay in home isolation. The 49-year-old Ganguly, who had undergone treatment for a heart condition earlier this year, was admitted to hospital on December 28.
Ganguly, who is double vaccinated was admitted to Woodlands Hospital on Monday night after testing novel coronavirus positive while the MP is undergoing treatment in home isolation. Sources in the state health department and one of the doctors treating the former India captain said that his swab sample would be sent to the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) in Kalyani of Nadia district for Omicron variant confirmatory test.
Ganguly had a minor fever on Sunday (December 26) and got the covid positive report on Monday evening, according to sources (December 27).
