Former Cricketer, UP Cabinet Minister Chetan Chauhan Passes Away After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

Uttar Pradesh (UP) minister Chetan Chauhan passed away on Sunday (16 August) due to kidney failure after he tested positive for coronavirus.

He passed away at Medanta hospital in Gurugram, where he had been shifted after his condition deteriorated.

Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath expressed grief at the demise of the minister and former cricketer.

Chauhan was born in UP and elected to the state assembly from Naugawan in Amroha district. Chauhan was 73 years old.

A well-known cricketer before he joined politics, he played 40 Tests between 1969 and 1978 and scored 2,084 runs at an average of 31.57 with 97 being his highest score. He also played in seven ODIs, scoring 153 runs from them. He and Sunil Gavaskar formed a successful opening partnership, scoring over 3,000 runs together with 10 century stands in numerous Tests in the 1970s.

Chauhan played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi and was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1981.

(With inputs from IANS)