Former India opener Chetan Chauhan dies at 73, know the journey from cricket to politics
Chetan Chauhan, who represented India in 40 Test matches, was the opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar for the longest time.
Former Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan, who was hospitalized after being corona positive, has passed away. He breathed his last on Sunday. 73-year-old Chauhan, who was also a cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government, was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi PGI Hospital in Lucknow after coming to Corona positive on July 12.
Earlier in the morning, a senior DDCA official said, “This morning, Chetan ji’s kidney had failed and later multi organ failure. He is on life support right now. We are all praying that he fight this Conquer
Chauhan, who represented India in 40 Test matches, was the longest-time opening partner with Sunil Gavaskar.
Let’s know how his journey was from cricket to politics
Former cricketer Chetan Chauhan was the current leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Not only this, he was also the sports minister in the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh. Chetan Chauhan’s condition was very critical. He was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram after kidney failure on Saturday. But in the end, Corona took his life.
Chetan Chauhan started his career as a cricketer. His pairing with Sunil Gavaskar, the famous opener batsman, was once very popular. On July 21 last month, he celebrated his 73rd birthday. He was born in Bareilly in 1947.
Cricketing career
This former India opener scored 2084 runs in 40 Tests and his highest score was 97. He is the first cricketer in the world to score two thousand runs without scoring a century in a career (1969–1981). Well, the record of scoring the most runs without scoring a century is in the name of Shane Warne. He (1992-2007) scored 3154 runs in 145 Tests and his highest score was 99.
The pair of Gavaskar and Chauhan scored 3127 runs in 60 innings of the Test at an average of 54.85. Both made a total of 11 century partnerships, 10 of which were for the first wicket.
Political journey
Chetan Chauhan contested in Amroha in 1991 on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket and was elected as an MP. After this, once again in 1996, the BJP fielded them for the electoral battle in this ground, but this time they lost. In 1998, Chetan Chauhan was again elected as an MP. At the same time, he also tried his luck in the 1999 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections, but faced defeat. Presently, he was the MLA of Naugawa Assembly in Amroha district.
