Tamim Iqbal, the former Bangladesh captain, had a heart attack during a Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club at the BKSP-3 ground in Savar, following which he underwent emergency angioplasty.  The incident took place during the first innings of the game where Tamim was leading Mohammedan, match referee Debabrata Paul told.

Tamim fielded for one over but after feeling discomfort in the chest, he left the field to visit the KPJ Specialised Hospital and Nursing Home (formerly Fazilatunnesa Hospital) to see doctors.  tations, Tamim returned to the ground to take an air ambulance to visit another hospital, but due to health complications, that was not possible. He was then taken back to the original hospital, where tests confirmed a blockage in his heart. 

"He was in good spirits during the toss," Montu Dutta, the BKSP chief cricket coach, told reporters in the afternoon. "When he felt sick, he left the field and took his own car to the hospital. The doctors there did not want to let him leave at the time, but Tamim left anyway and was arranging an air ambulance himself."  An official medical bulletin was later offered by the doctors: "He returned to us in a critical condition.

We can call it a heart attack, and we subsequently did an angiogram and angioplasty to remove the blockage. The medical procedure has gone smoothly. He is currently under observation. The swift coordination between the medical staff at BKSP and the hospital ensured Tamim was treated quickly."  The Bangladesh Cricket Board cancelled a scheduled board meeting this afternoon soon after the development. Board president Faruque Ahmed is at the hospital, along with other members.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)