India cricketers wish Ganguly speedy recovery

New Delhi: Retired and current India cricketers wished Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly speedy recovery, after the former India captain was admitted to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday following blackout and chest pain. He was, however, said to be stable.

India skipper Virat Kohli, who has returned to India from Australia, tweeted, "Praying for your speedy recovery. Get well soon (emoticon: folded hands) @SGanguly99."

Ajinkya Rahane, who is captaining India in Kohli's absence in Australia, wrote on his twitter handle, "Wishing you a speedy recovery Dada, @SGanguly99. Praying that you get well soon."

Current India pace bowler Mohammed Shami tweeted, "Get well soon dada (emoticons: broken heart) @SGanguly99".

"Praying for your speedy recovery Dada @SGanguly99," wrote India limited-overs batsman Shreyas Iyer.

India pacer Umesh Yadav tweeted, "Praying for your speedy recovery @SGanguly99."

"Wishing speedy recovery to @SGanguly99. My thoughts are with his family and fans at this hour. Hope to see him back soon," tweeted India team's head coach Ravi Shastri.

R. Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammed Kaif, Wasim Jaffer, and Irfan Pathan, who all have played for India under Ganguly's captaincy, also wished the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India quick recovery on social media.