Former BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary dies of heart attack

In an unfortunate development on Tuesday, it was reported that Amitabh Chaudhary is no more after being the victim of a heart attack at the age of 58. The towering figure was the president of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association and has previously served the role of joint secretary for the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Apart from being the acting secretary for cricket's top governing body in India, Chaudhary also had multiple stints as the administrative manager of the national cricket team. Both these roles were undertaken during some of the toughest times faced by the Indian team in this millennium. This includes the 2005 tour of Zimbabwe where Greg Chapell and Sourav Ganguly had their infamous falling out, during which Chaudhary was manager of the team. He was also the joint secretary during the late 2010s when the Committee of Administrators was placed in complete control of BCCI operations, leading to multiple reports of scuffles between Chaudhary and the CoA.