Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, who underwent angioplasty on Thursday and got two stents implanted in coronary arteries, was shifted from the critical care unit to a private room on Friday.

Sourav, 48, is likely to be discharged on Saturday or Sunday, officials at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, where he is admitted, said.

“Sourav Ganguly is doing well. He has been shifted to a private room from the critical care unit,” a spokesperson for Apollo said on Friday. Hospital officials said Ganguly was having a normal diet and speaking to family members.

“He is almost fit to go home. Doctors are planning to release him on Saturday or Sunday,” said a hospital official.

A doctor said Sourav was expected to resume normal life soon.

The BCCI president had complained of severe discomfort in the chest and got admitted to the Bypass hospital on Wednesday.

On January 2, he had been admitted to Woodlands Hospital after suffering a heart attack at home. Investigations revealed he had three blockages in coronary arteries. An angioplasty was done to remove the blockage in one of the arteries.

On Thursday, an angiography revealed that the blockages in the two other arteries had not reduced even though Sourav is on medication. So, doctors decided to perform angioplasty to remove the blockages.

Cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty, the chairman of the Narayana Health group, was present during the procedure.