Sourav Ganguly's sister-in-law tests positive for coronavirus
Mother-in-law and father-in-law of Ganguly's brother Snehashish also tested positive last week
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Sourav Ganguly's kin is undergoing treatment at a private nursing home in Kolkata, and is stable.
KOLKATA: Family members of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) secretary Snehashish Gangly tested positive for COVID-19, the state health department said on Friday. The wife of Snehasish, the elder brother of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, was found to be positive for the disease, a senior official said.
The mother-in-law and father-in-law of Snehashish also tested positive for the disease last week, he said.
Besides, a domestic help at Snehasish's Mominpur home where he was living recently was also found to be positive, he added. They are all undergoing treatment at a private nursing home in the city and are stable.
Sourav Ganguly's brother Snehashish (in pic), a former Ranji cricketer, has tested negative for COVID-19. Snehashish, a former Ranji cricketer, has tested negative for COVID-19 and advised home isolation, the official said.
"All the four complained of some health issues, which were similar to the symptoms of COVID-19 when they were staying at another residence and not at Ganguly's ancestral house in Behala. After testing positive, all the four were shifted to a private nursing home," a senior official of the department said.
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They will be tested again on Saturday and further decisions on their treatment will be taken, nursing home sources said.
"Whether they will be discharged or not, depends on the result of the tests," they said.
Author, Investor, Commentator: The Many Shades Of Cricket Legend Sourav Ganguly
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'Prince of Kolkata' and 'God of off-side' are just phrases that try to define the legend that Sourav Ganguly is. Fondly known as 'Dada', Ganguly is considered as one of the greatest captains in the history of Indian cricket.
An incredibly-gifted player, Ganguly's 16-year cricketing career boasts of 311 ODIs where he scored 11,363 runs. The man who stands as the third-highest run-scorer for India in ODIs, has 22 centuries and 72 half-centuries in his name, in the limited-overs format.
The former skipper, who hung his boots from the game in 2008, has groomed several of India's finest players including Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag.
After quitting the game 11 years ago, Dada went on to make his mark in other fields of life. Today, as the legend of Indian cricket turns 47, here's a peek at what Dada did after retiring from all forms of cricket.
'Prince of Kolkata' and 'God of off-side' are just phrases that try to define the legend that Sourav Ganguly is. Fondly known as 'Dada', Ganguly is considered as one of the greatest captains in the..
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In 2009, actor Shah Rukh Khan also made a guest appearance on the show. Dada continues to host the game even today.
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Once during a match against Australia, when the stadium didn't have too many Australians in the stands, Ganguly trolled them by saying that he witnesses far more people at Durga Puja each year.
In this year's World Cup, Dada joined Harsha Bhogle and Sanjay Manjrekar in ICC's panel of commentators.
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