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Rest in Peace, VB Uncle

-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.
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He was director of Chennai Super Kings and was instrumental in getting MS Dhoni to CSK. He owned the VB Thiruvallur Veerans team which plays in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TN Premier League). He ran a coaching academy in Chennai.
 
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 🙏