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Younger Saurashtra participant Avi Barot dies after struggling cardiac arrest


Saurashtra batter Avi Barot, a former India Beneath-19 captain and a member of the Ranji Trophy successful workforce within the 2019-20 season, has died after struggling a cardiac arrest at a surprisingly younger age of 29, the Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation (SCA) mentioned.

The participant, who additionally represented Haryana and Gujarat in his occupation, died on Friday.

“Everybody at Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation (is) deeply surprised and saddened on (the) very stunning, premature and intensely unhappy dying of Avi Barot, exceptional and notable cricketer of Saurashtra.

“He left for heavenly homestead within the night of 15th October 2021 because of critical cardiac arrest,” the SCA said in a media free up issued right here.

He was once a right-handed batter, who may just additionally bowl off-breaks.

Barot performed 38 top quality suits, 38 Checklist A suits and 20 Home T20 video games. He was once a wicket-keeper-batsman and scored 1,547 runs in top quality suits, 1030 runs in list-A video games and 717 runs in T20s.

Barot was once part of the Ranji Trophy successful Saurashtra workforce, which had defeated Bengal within the summit conflict.

For Saurashtra, he performed 21 Ranji Trophy suits, 17 Checklist A suits and 11 home T20 video games.

Barot was once India U-19 captain in 2011 and previous this yr, he grabbed consideration along with his stupendous 122-run knock in simply 53 balls all the way through a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy fit in opposition to Goa.

SCA President Jaydev Shah condoled Barot’s dying.

“That is completely stunning and painful to be informed about Avi’s unhappy dying. He was once a really perfect teammate and had nice cricketing abilities. In all fresh home suits, he had carried out remarkably neatly.

“He was once an excessively pleasant and noble human being. All of us at Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation are in deep surprise,” mentioned Shah, himself a former Saurashtra captain.



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