COVID-19 positive Former India cricketer Chetan Chauhan on ventilator support

Former India cricketer Chetan Chauhan's medical condition has deteriorated after suffering kidney failure and has been put on ventilator support at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram.

Chetan Chauhan had also tested positive for coronavirus in July after which he was admitted in the Sanjay Gandhi PGI hospital in Lucknow. He was later admitted to the Medanta hospital.

Chauhan was yet to recover from Covid-19 when he developed kidney and blood pressure problems on Friday, due to which the doctors decided to put him on life support.

Chauhan, a two-time former Lok Sabha MP, is one of the few former international cricketers who have contracted the virus. The 72-year-old's family members had also undergone



COVID-19 tests in July and were put under home quarantine.

Chauhan holds the Sainik Welfare, Home Guards, PRD and Civil Security ministry in the UP cabinet. Till last year, he served as the sports minister of the state.

Known to be a gritty player, Chauhan played 40 Tests between 1969 and 1978 and scored 2084 runs at an average of 31.57 with 97 being his highest score. He also played in seven ODIs, scoring 153 runs from them.

He and Sunil Gavaskar formed a successful opening partnership, scoring over 3000 runs together with 10 century stands in numerous Tests in the 1970s.

Chetan Chauhan played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi and was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1981.