Former Indian Cricketer Chetan Chauhan

Former Indian cricketer and UP Cabinet Minister, Chetan Chauhan 73, passed away on Sunday (16th Aug 2020) due to Covid-19 related complications, his brother Pushpendra Chauhan said. He was admitted at Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon.

Chetan Chauhan, who was also a Cabinet Minister in the Yogi Adityanath Govt., tested positive for covid-19 in early July. Earlier he was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi PGI in Lucknow on July 12. Due to kidney related ailments, his health had deteriorated and he was shifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, where he had been put on life support.

Chetan Chauhan held the portfolios of Sainik Welfare, Home Guards, PRD and Civil security. The BJP leader was earlier elected to Lok Sabha twice. He is the second UP minister to have succumbed to Coronavirus. On August 2nd, state technical education minister, Kamla Rani Varun, 62 had died days after testing Covid-19.

Chetan Chauhan played 40 test matches for the country between 1969 and 1978 and scored 2084 runs at an average of 31.57 with 97 being the highest score. He also played seven ODIs scoring153 runs.

Till last year he served as the sports minister of the state. He was born on 21st July, 1947.

PM Modi condoles Chetan Chauhan's demise, callls him a wonderful cricketer, Dilligent political leader.