New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer and Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan passed away at the age of 73 on Sunday after multiple organ failure.
Soon after the news of his demise broke out, Indian cricketers as well as ministers took social media to express grief on the death of Chauhan.
Conveying his deep condolences to the family of Chauhan, Gambhir tweeted that the former cricketer’s contribution to the game as well as to cricket administration will always be remembered.
Former Indian opener Sehwag, on the other hand, also expressed grief on the sad demise of Chauhan. He wrote, ‘My deep condolences to Chetan Chauhan’s family and well wishers on his passing. Om Shanti !’.
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also paid tribute to Chauhan, saying that the former UP minister was a fine opening batsman and forged some great partnership with Sunil Gavaskar.
Chauhan played a total of 40 Tests for India and amassed 2,084 runs–including 16 half-centuries.The former player also scored 153 runs in seven One-Day Internationals (ODIs) he played for the Men in Blue during his 12-year-long cricketing career.