Chetan Chauhan with The Union Minister for Textiles, Smt. Smriti Irani lighting the lamp at the convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), in New Delhi.
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 24 February 2017 – 16 August 2020
Preceded by
Ashfaq Ali Khan
Succeeded by
Sangeeta Chauhan
Member of Parliament of the Lok Sabha
In office 1991–1998
Preceded by
Har Govind Singh
Succeeded by
Raashid Alvi
Constituency
Amroha
Personal details
Born
(1947-07-21)21 July 1947 Bareilly, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died
16 August 2020(2020-08-16) (aged 73) Gurugram, Haryana, India
Cause of death
Cardiac arrest after COVID-19
Citizenship
Indian
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Sangeeta Chauhan
Alma mater
Wadia College, Pune, Maharashtra
Awards
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (1984)
Cricket information
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off spin
Role
Opening batsman
International information
National side
India
Test debut (cap 118)
25 September 1969 v New Zealand
Last Test
13 April 1981 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 24)
1 October 1978 v Pakistan
Last ODI
15 February 1981 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1967/68–1974/75
Maharashtra
1975/76–1984/85
Delhi
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
40
7
179
26
Runs scored
2084
153
11,143
617
Batting average
31.57
21.85
40.22
24.68
100s/50s
0/16
0/0
21/59
0/4
Top score
97
46
207
90
Balls bowled
174
0
3,536
36
Wickets
2
–
51
1
Bowling average
53.00
–
34.13
26.00
5 wickets in innings
0
–
1
0
10 wickets in match
0
–
0
0
Best bowling
1/4
–
6/26
1/26
Catches/stumpings
38/–
–
189/–
6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2008
Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan (pronunciationⓘ; 21 July 1947 – 16 August 2020) was a cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India. He played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi. Chauhan played most of his international cricket in the late 1970s and was the regular opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar during that period. Chetan Chauhan was appointed Chairman of NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology) from June 2016 to June 2017. He was also twice elected to the Lok Sabha from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, in 1991 and 1998. From 2018 to 2020, he was minister for youth and sports in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]
On 12 July 2020, he was admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. He died due to complications and multiple organ failure on 16 August 2020 at the age of 73.[2][3]
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