On the 16 August 2020 former Indian test batting opener Chetan Chauhan passed away at the age of 73.
Chetan Chauhan played 40 tests for India between 1969 and 1981 and was the regular opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar.
Chauhan and Gavaskar shared 10 hundred run opening partnerships in 59 innings.
In Chauhan 68 tests innings he scored 2,084 runs at an average of 31.57 includi9ng 16 half centuries. His highest score was 97.
In July 2020, Chetan Chauhan was admitted to the hospital after testing positive for Covid and died due to complications and multiple organ failure.