Rest in Peace, VB Uncle
August 15, 2019
-Karthik Gurumurthy
Former India and Tamil Nadu opener, VB Chandrasekhar, died a few minutes ago. He was 57. He had represented India in seven ODIs. Chandrasekhar was a tearaway batsman who once scored a century off 56 balls in in the Irani Trophy, an Indian record in the First-Class cricket then. 92 of his eventual knock of 119 (78 balls) came in 19 scoring strokes - 11 fours and eight sixes.He later coached Tamil Nadu, was a state and national selector and was also a commentator.
A deeply religious man, he used to be seen with 'vibhuti' on his forehead even while he was in a smart suit.
He was very attached to my dad and always used to chat about upcoming new talents from TN/India.We remained in touch on WhatsApp/FB. He was very proud of his two girls who are excellent Carnatic singers. I briefly met him last year for coffee. Never in my wildest nightmare I thought that was the last time I would meet him.
Om Shanti