Former Indian batsman Chetan Chauhan tests COVID-19 positive 

Chauhan played 40 Tests for India and scored over 2,000 runs.

Chetan Chauhan, the former India batsman, tested positive of having contracted the Coronavirus on Friday (July 10). 

According to reports, the 72-year-old has been admitted to Sanjay Gandhi PGI hospital in Lucknow.

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Remembered fondly as a gritty fighter and one of legendary Sunil Gavaskar's solid opening partners, Chauhan played 40 Tests for India, scoring 2,084 runs at an average of 31.57, including 16 half-centuries. He also played seven ODIs for the country. 

Gavaskar and Chauhan aggregated 3022 runs in their 59 opening stands, ten of which were over 100.

In first-class cricket, Chauhan scored 11,143 runs at an average of 40.22 in 179 matches. 

After retirement, Chauhan became a Lok Sabha MP in the 1990s, was part of the Delhi cricket administration and is now a minister in the Uttar Pradesh government. 

(Inputs from Indian Express)