Chetan Chauhan, Former India Cricketer, Tests Positive For Coronavirus: Report | Cricket News

Former India cricketer and Uttar Pradesh cupboard minister Chetan Chauhan has examined optimistic for COVID-19. The information of Chauhan testing optimistic for the virus emerged late on Saturday night time after tweets of former India gamers Aakash Chopra and RP Singh, who wished him a speedy restoration. “Chetan Chauhan ji is also tested positive for #COVID?19. Sending best wishes in his direction too…get well soon, sir,” Chopra tweeted. “Just heard about @ChetanChauhanCr ji Chetan has tested positive for #coronavirus . Praying for his speedy recovery,” RP Singh wrote.

Chetan Chauhan ji can be examined optimistic for #COVID19. Sending finest needs in his route too…get properly quickly, sir. Tough night time this one…Big B and Chetan Ji.

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) July 11, 2020

Just heard about @ChetanChauhanCr ji Chetan has examined optimistic for #coronavirus . Preying for his speedy restoration. #prey

— R P Singh (@rpsingh) July 11, 2020

The 72-year-old underwent the COVID-19 check on Friday and has been reportedly admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi PGI hospital in Lucknow.

Chauhan’s members of the family will bear COVID-19 assessments they usually have been put below residence quarantine for now. Chauhan holds the Sainik Welfare, Home Guards, PRD and Civil Security ministry within the UP cupboard.

Chauhan, a former Lok Sabha MP, is likely one of the few former worldwide cricketers who’ve contracted the virus.

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi and Scotland’s Majid Haq have been among the many different high-profile names to check optimistic and recuperate from the virus.

Known to be a gritty participant, Chauhan performed 40 Tests between 1969 and 1978 and scored 2,084 runs at a median of 31.57 with 97 being his highest rating. He additionally performed in seven ODIs, scoring 153 runs.

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He and Sunil Gavaskar shaped a profitable opening partnership, scoring over 3,000 runs along with 10 century stands in Tests within the 1970s.

He was a heavy scorer of runs in home cricket whereas taking part in for Delhi and Maharashtra.