One always needs a partner whose eye contact,body language and sheer presence makes you assured about yourself.
If one needs to make it big in life, you should have a partner who is always there for you in thick and thin situations.
That’s exactly what Chetan Chauhan was to Indian Cricket and Sunil Gavaskar.
With Gavaskar, Chauhan redefined the definition of opening partnership and went on to become one of most trusted lieutenants of Indian Cricket.
For Chauhan, Gavaskar was his leader, partner and by all means a mentor for whom he almost infamously left the cricket ground in Melbourne when to later’s amusement, he was given out by the umpire against Deniss Lillee.
If Gavaskar retired as India’s leading test scorer with 34 centuries, Chauhan got into oblivion without scoring a single century. That probably remains his most highlighted achievement of his career. However it speaks volumes for his consistency,commitment and contribution towards the game.
But there was so much more about Chauhan than Gavaskar. He was a typical khadoos opening batsman, putting a heavy price on his wicket and not to get bogged down against top class bowlers. Wish only those eluding centuries came his way too 😔
Chauhan went to become an able admistrator, an honest lawmaker and still had a long political career in front of him when COVID caught him off the guard only to succumb to his trademark of not converting a good start into long innings.
Chetan Chauhan ! You will always be remembered as early pioneers of Indian Cricket who made the world take a note of India’s supremacy and will be regarded as one of the best opening batsmen, the country was ever blessed with.
RIP Chetan Chauhan 🙇♀️
Images Courtsey: Dainik Bhaskar
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