Sports Desk : Former India captain and the current Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly was finally discharged from the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, reports Times Now.

Ganguly was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after complaining of chest pain and tests later revealed that he had suffered a mild heart attack.

Ganguly was supposed to be discharged on Wednesday but it was postponed by a day after he expressed his desire to stay at the hospital for one more day. In a video shared by ANI, Ganguly waved at his supported and also provided an update on his health. Ganguly also thanked all the doctors for looking after him.

"I thank the doctors at the hospital for the treatment. I am absolutely fine. Hopefully, I will be ready to fly soon," Ganguly told reporters outside the Woodlands Hospital.

Ganguly was discharged after spending five days at the hospital and will now be looked after at his home. The hospital said the doctors will keep a constant vigil on Ganguly and appropriate measures will be taken from time to time.

Earlier on Tuesday, in the bulletin, the hospital said: "Report of routine blood tests are satisfactory, Echocardiography shows preserved left ventricular function with an ejection fraction of 56 percent."

The former India captain was hospitalised at 1 pm on January 2 with "chest discomfort, heaviness of head, vomiting and a spell of dizziness" while performing physical exercise in the home gymnasium at around 11 am. Following this, doctors had conducted angioplasty on him.

Dr. Rupali Basu, MD, and CEO of Woodlands Hospital, on Tuesday, said the former captain will be monitored at home on a daily basis after being discharged.

The 48-year-old will be ready for the next course of procedures or medical intervention after about 2-3 weeks, further said Dr Basu while informing the reporters about the health of Ganguly.

Cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty also met the medical team of nine doctors attending to Ganguly and then a further course of action was decided by the hospital. Dr Shetty said that the heart of Ganguly is now as strong as it was when the former India skipper was 20-years-old.