Former Indian Test opener Chetan Chauhan, who had been put on ventilator support on Friday night after his health condition became critical, passed away on Sunday after multiple organ failure. The 73-year-old Chauhan served as a minister in the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government. Chauhan had recovered well after testing positive for Covid-19 in July but his condition deteriorated and hence needed to be put on a ventilator.
His health worsened after he developed multi-organ failure and remained on ventilator support at Medanta hospital in Gurugram.
Chauhan played 40 Tests between 1969 and 1978 for India and formed one of the most successful partnerships with ‘Little Master’ Sunil Gavaskar in red-ball cricket.
Apart from playing 40 Tests, he also represented India in 7 ODIs. He scored 2084 and 153 runs respectively in both the formats. During his playing days, he was also the first batsman to complete 2000 runs in Tests without scoring a century. He also had 2 Test wickets to his name. He represented Delhi and Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy competition.
