Gutsy Test opener Chetan Chauhan, who scripted many memorable cricketing tales with his illustrious partner Sunil Gavaskar, breathed his last at Gurugram on Sunday.
Chauhan was diagnosed with COVID-19 last month in Lucknow and was transferred to Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital from Lucknow. His condition took a turn for the worse following kidney failure and he was on life support since Saturday morning. He was 73.
Chetan Chauhan made his Test debut in 1969 against New Zealand and ended his career in 1981 against the same opponent.
Chetan Chauhan is the only Test cricketer to have scored more than 2,000 runs without a century. In all he has played 40 Tests and scored 2,084 runs with 97 being the highest.
On April 21, 1981, Chetan Chauhan received the Arjuna Award from the then President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy in New Delhi.
In this March 19, 2017 picture, Chetan Chauhan was sworn-in as a Cabinet Minister in the Yogi Adityanath government. He was elected as the MLA from Naugawan Sadat Assembly constituency.
Two of the most prolific opening batsmen in the world viz. Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Chauhan. The two had 11 century partnerships. Who can forget their opening partnership of 213 runs chasing a target of 438 runs against England in 1979? Chauhan scored 97 in the match. India just fell short by 6 runs in that memorable Test.
In a rare gesture, Chetan Chauhan who missed his century by 2 runs being patted by Sunil Gavaskar during a Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Bombay, on April 3, 1985. Chauhan has scored 11,143 runs in 179 first-class matches with 207 being his highest.
Chetan Chauhan giving catching practice to K. Srikkanth, Arun Lal and Momammad Azharuddin during a training session, on January 10, 1988. Chauhan made his Test debut in 1969 and retired in 1981.
From 2018 to 2020 Chetan Chauhan was the Minister for Youth and Sports in the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet led by Yogi Adityanath.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Chetan Chauhan with Mohinder Amarnath during the DDCA’s first annual conclave, in New Delhi, on November 29, 2017.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with his Cabinet Minister Chetan Chauhan during a skill development function in Lucknow, on December 23, 2017. He was a BJP Lok Sabha member in 1991 and 1998. In 2017, he was elected as an MLA and was made a Cabinet Minister by Yogi Adityanath.
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