Sourav Ganguly is “stable” after testing positive for Covid-19 following an RT-PCR test on Monday evening. The BCCI president was admitted to Woodlands Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday to avoid any risk of further complications.

“He received Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail therapy on the same night and is currently haemodynamically stable,” Dr Rupali Basu, MD & CEO of the hospital, said in a statement. “A medical board comprising Dr Saroj Mondal, Dr Saptarshi Basu and Dr Soutik Panda in consultation with Dr Devi Shetty and Dr Aftab Khan is keeping a close watch on his health status.”

Sourav, 49, had been administered both doses of the vaccine. He had complained of mild fever on Sunday. He has been travelling extensively to perform his commitments as the BCCI president and has also been regularly attending shoots for the Dadagiri quiz show on TV.

Family sources said there was no cause for alarm and he got himself admitted after being advised by doctors to avoid isolating at home.

The former India captain had to be hospitalised twice in quick succession after complaining of “chest discomfort” earlier this year. He underwent angioplasty the second time at the city’s Apollo Gleneagles Hospital and doctors confirmed afterwards that two stents had been placed.

His elder brother and Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Snehasish Ganguly had also been hit by Covid-19 earlier this year.