Former India and Tamil Nadu opener V.B. Chandrasekhar passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 57. Chandrasekhar, popularly called VB, is survived by his wife and two daughters.  A hard-hitting opener, he represented India in seven ODIs, with an innings of 53 being his highest score. In 81 first class matches, Chandrasekhar notched up 4999 runs with a highest score of an unbeaten 237 at an average of 43.09. He made 10 centuries. 

Former India and Tamil Nadu opener V.B. Chandrasekhar passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 57. Chandrasekhar, popularly called VB, is survived by his wife and two daughters.  A hard-hitting opener, he represented India in seven ODIs, with an innings of 53 being his highest score. In 81 first class matches, Chandrasekhar notched up 4999 runs with a highest score of an unbeaten 237 at an average of 43.09. He made 10 centuries.