Press Trust of India
Kolkata, Sept 20: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to hospital few days back after he complained of chest pain, passed away at a city hospital this evening following a massive cardiac arrest.
The 75-year-old Dalmiya was admitted to the city’s BM Birla Hospital, Thursday night after which he also underwent a coronary angiography.
“Mr Dalmiya died of internal gastrointestinal bleeding and internal organ failure,” hospital sources said confirming the veteran cricket administrator’s death.
Cricket Association of Bengal sources added: “At 6pm in the evening his condition deteriorated and shortly afterwards he suffered a massive cardiac arrest from which he could not recover.”
Dalmiya has not been keeping well for a while now and was not actively taking part in the day-to-day functioning of the BCCI.
Dalmiya took over the reins of the BCCI for a second time in March, after a gap of 10 years, when he got a walkover in the elections. But he has been ailing since then, and his health deteriorated further over the last few weeks.
According to sources, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur and IPL GC chairman Rajeev Shukla will reach here Monday, to pay their last respects.
Known as cricket administration’s comeback man, Dalmiya revolutionised the financial aspect of the game in the country. He was the first one who demanded payment from Doordarshan for ‘live’ telecast of the Hero Cup in 1993 and since then changed the face of the game in the country. He made BCCI one of the richest and most powerful cricket body in the world.
Career
BCCI president 2001-2004
Interim president 2013
Re-elected again 2015-till date
ICC chairman 1997-1999
Asian Cricket Council president 2004-2007