Tamim Iqbal, the former Bangladeshi cricket captain, has since experienced a significant heart attack while playing in a local match.
The 36-year-old was made public on Friday. When he was taken to a nearby hospital on Monday with a severe chest pain, Mohammedan Sporting Club was leading the 50-over Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match.
The next day, Tamim was moved to a bigger health facility in the capital, Dhaka, where doctors inserted stents to repair an arterial blockage.
Evercare Hospital’s doctor, Shahabuddin Talukder, said to reporters on Friday, “We have decided to discharge him today after observing his health condition.”
Tamim would need to continue a rehabilitation program and alter his lifestyle, he added.
The doctor continued, “We hope he will be able to return to cricket soon.”
On Wednesday, Abu Zafar of the Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare told reporters that Tamim’s future is uncertain.
Tamim won’t be able to participate in sports for the following three months. He will be able to return if everything goes well, he said.
He is a smoker, which raises the risk of heart attacks, he says. He must avoid it. He will need to heed medical advice.
Source: Aljazeera
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