Former Bangladesh captain Faruque Ahmed hospitalised

Faruque Ahmed, former national captain and current Bangladesh Cricket Board vice-president, was admitted to a Dhaka hospital on Sunday following a cardiac arrest.

BCB officials told Cricbuzz that Faruque experienced severe chest pain around noon and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors immediately performed an angiogram and found a blockage in one of his arteries.

A stent was successfully inserted later in the evening, and he is currently under observation in the CCU.

"He was feeling unwell since last night. This afternoon, he was taken to hospital. After an angiogram, a blockage was found in his heart, and doctors inserted a ring in the evening. Now he is in the CCU," a BCB official told Daily Sun.

Faruque represented the national team from 1984 to 1999 and also served as captain during his playing days. After retirement, he worked twice as a national selector.

Faruque briefly took over as interim BCB president in August 2024 following the resignation of Nazmul Hassan. He held the post for nine months before being replaced by Aminul Islam Bulbul, the current BCB president.

Faruque later joined the BCB led by Aminul after being elected in the club category in October 2024 and was later elected as vice-president.