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Amitabh Choudhary Death: Former BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary passes away at 62 after sudden Cardiac Arrest – Check Out

Amitabh Choudhary Death: Former BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary passes away at 62 after sudden Cardiac Arrest – Check Out

Amitabh Choudhary Death – Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary has passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The cause of the death is reported to be a cardiac arrest as he passed away in the Sentevita Hospital in his hometown Ranchi. The BCCI mourns about his […]

Amitabh Choudhary Death – Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary has passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The cause of the death is reported to be a cardiac arrest as he passed away in the Sentevita Hospital in his hometown Ranchi. The BCCI mourns about his death as he was an important member of the administration. Follow All Cricket LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.

  • Amitabh Choudhary served as the president of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA)
  • In 2020, he was appointed as the new chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC)
  • Choudhary served for the Indian Police Service (IPL) before taking his roles in cricket

Amitabh Choudhary Death: Former BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary passes away at 62 after sudden Cardiac Arrest – Check Out

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Choudhary was an expert in handling difficult situations both as an IPS and cricket administrator, his appointment was seen as controversial recruitment on several bodies body on track.  Choudhary also tried contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Jharkhand in the past but didn’t succeed.

In JSCA polls, Choudhary, who was then acting BCCI secretary, couldn’t contest due to the cooling off period clause enforced by the Supreme Court in the wake of Lodha committee recommendations to improve the affairs of BCCI. Thereafter, new office bearers led by former India captain Sourav Ganguly filled BCCI administrators posts too, leaving Choudhary unoccupied.

Amitabh Choudhary Death: Former BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary passes away at 62 after sudden Cardiac Arrest – Check Out

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“Amitabh’s contribution to the game of cricket in Jharkhand was immense. He will be missed by JSCA and it will be difficult to fill the void left by him in Jharkhand. I offer my condolences to his family, friends and well wishers,” former BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry said while speaking after the sad demise.

Choudhary was instrumental in making Ranchi the headquarters of Jharkhand cricket, shifting the base from Jamshedpur. A world-class stadium was built there under his watch and befittingly one end of the stadium was named after him.

Choudhary was a native of Bihar and completed his engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1985 and joined the Indian Police Service.

Amitabh Choudhary Death: Former BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary passes away at 62 after sudden Cardiac Arrest – Check Out

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