Former Tamil Nadu top-order batsman R.C. Vasanth Kumar passed away at 4 a.m. on Saturday following a heart attack. He was 45.
Vasanth, a dashing batsman in his playing days, had watched the IPL final on Friday night without any discomfort.
But his father R. Chandrasekharan, an accomplished off-spinner in his time, found he had breathed his last in the early hours of Saturday.
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Vasanth made 1,097 runs in 22 First Class games at 32.26.
He notched up three hundreds and an equal number of 50s, with a highest of 151.
Vasanth, also the hon. secretary of Magnet Cricket Club, was active in cricketing circles.
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The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association expressed its condolences at Vasanth’s unexpected demise.
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