Saurashtra cricketer Avi Barot suffers cardiac arrest, dies aged 29

Saurashtra cricket player, Avi Barot, died at young age of 29 after suffering a cardiac arrest on Friday, October 15. Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) informed that former India Under-19 captain and a member of Ranji Trophy-winning team in 2019-20 season bread his last at a very young age. 

Expressing deep sympathy and condolences for death of player who represented Harayana and Gujarat in his cricket career, SCA, in a press release, stated, "Everyone at Saurashtra Cricket Association (is) deeply shocked and sdened on () very shocking, untimely and extremely s demise of Avi Barot, remarkable and notable cricketer of Saurashtra. He left for his heavenly abode in evening of 15th October 2021 due to severe cardiac arrest".

SCA President and former Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah said, "This is absolutely shocking and painful to learn about Avi's s demise. He was a great teammate and h great cricketing skills. In all recent domestic matches, he h performed remarkably well". 

Furr expressing his shock over Avi Barot's death, he said everyone at  Saurashtra Cricket Association is in deep shock as Barot was a friendly and noble human being. 

Avi Barot's career

Avi Barot was a right-handed wicket-keeper batter who could bowl off-breaks as well. As a wicket-keeper-batter, he h played 38 first-class matches, 38 List A games, and 20 domestic T20 matches. He h scored 1,547 runs in first-class matches, 1,030 runs in list-A matches, and 717 runs in T20s.

As part of Saurashtra team, Barot h played 21 Ranji Trophy matches, 17 List A matches, and 11 domestic T20 games. He was also part of Ranji Trophy-winning Saurashtra team, which h defeated Bengal in summit clash in March last year. In 2011, he was India U-19 captain.

Earlier this year, his stupendous 122-run knock in just 53 balls grabbed nation's attention during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Goa.

(With inputs from PTI, Image: BCCI)