Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has tested negative for COVID-19, after he decided to get the test done as a precautionary measure.

The former Indian captain had been in home quarantine for more than a week after his brother Snehasish Ganguly had tested positive for COVID-19.

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"He (Ganguly) is living with his ailing mother and family, so as a precautionary measure he took the test voluntarily and the report came negative on Friday evening," a source told PTI.

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Snehasish is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a few days.

"He is doing fine and also handling his office work from the hospital through virtual meetings. We expect him to be released in a couple of days," the source added.

Snehasish's family -- wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law along with their domestic help -- had tested positive for COVID-19 on June 20 at their Mominpur residence.

Since then, Snehasish had shifted to their ancestral house in Behala where Sourav is based.

(With PTI inputs)