Dhoni’s close friend passes away

July 17, 2013 11:38 pm | Updated 11:38 pm IST - Ranchi:

Indian captain M.S. Dhoni’s close friend and former Ranji teammate Santosh Lal, ‘inventor’ of the famous helicopter shot, passed away on Tuesday while undergoing treatment for pancreatitis at a hospital in Delhi.

He is survived by his parents, wife and three-year-old daughter. He was 32.

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