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Former Indian cricketer VB Chandrasekhar ends life

12:58 PM Aug 16, 2019 | Team Udayavani |

Chennai: Former India opener and national selector VB Chandrasekhar passed away in Chennai, in a case of suicide, police said on Friday.

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It was initially reported that he had died following a massive cardiac arrest.

According to a senior police official, Chandrasekhar ended his life by hanging himself at his house in the city on Thursday evening due to debts. He was under a lot of stress due to the debts incurred, the police official added.

The former Indian opener owned a team (VB Kanchi Veerans) in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, the fourth edition of which concluded on Thursday.

The dashing Tamil Nadu right-hander of yesteryears, who was only six days short of his 58th birthday, is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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Chandrasekhar played 7 ODIs between 1988 and 1990, scoring only 88 runs, but at the domestic level he was prolific for a few seasons, aggregating 4,999 runs in 81 games with the highest score of 237 not out.

A qualified engineer, VB as he was popularly known in cricketing circles, was a member of the state team that won the Ranji Trophy in 1987-’88.

The cricketing fraternity across the country was shocked to learn about Chandrasekhar’s passing.

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