C. P. S. CHAUHAN


C. P. S. CHAUHAN
(21 Jul 1947 - 16 Aug 2020)

Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan played both his first and last Tests against New Zealand. Making his debut in 1969 in the first Test in Bombay against Graham Dowling's team, he signed off after the third Test against Geoff Howarth's eleven at Auckland in 1981...

As a collegian in Pune, he initially represented Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy, and later on, Delhi. Most of his Test appearances were in the late 1970s, being the regular opening partner of the "Little Master" Sunil Gavaskar...

Opening the innings in 40 Tests, Chauhan scored 2084 runs, the highest being 97. With 16 fifties, including two 90s and five 80s, he, like Ashok Mankad, was unlucky to have seen the three figure eluding him. He held 38 catches and claimed 2 wickets...

Chauhan played 7 ODIs for India, scoring 153 runs, 46 as highest with a strike rate of 50.83..

Chauhan's domestic record is impressive, with 11,143 runs in 179 first class games, 21 hundreds and 59 fifties, 207 as highest, @40.22, 189 catches and 51 wickets...

In the 1980s, Chauhan joined the Adelaide Cricket Club in a dual capacity of player and coach...

After ending his Test career in 1981 and domestic cricket in 1985, Chauhan was elected as the BJP MP twice from Almora, in 1991 and 1998...

Chauhan was the manager of the Indian team on more than one occasion, which included the revival home series in 2001 when India beat Steve Waugh's Australia...

Chauhan passed away in Gurugram this day in 2020, losing his fight against Covid19 complications. He was 73...

Chauhan's grit, determination and perseverance at the crease shall always be remembered, in addition to the wonderful human being that he was according to people who knew him at close quarters...

🙏🙏🌹💐   🇮🇳

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