Chennai: Former India cricketer V.B. Chandrasekhar committed suicide on Thursday according to a report in a leading English daily. The report further claimed that Chandrasekar was found hanging in his room in Chennai.
Earlier, there were reports suggesting that the reason behind his death was a cardiac arrest.
In another media report, it has been claimed that the former cricketer committed suicide due to financial reasons. "Financial liabilities appear to be the reason," a senior police officer was quoted as saying.
Inspector Senthil Murugan, the investigating officer in the case, told a Delhi based newspaper that the 57-year-old had not left any suicide note. Former India selectors body was moved to Government Royapettah Hospital on Thursday morning and is likely to undergo an autopsy on Friday.
"Chandrasekhar's wife told the police that she had knocked at the door of his room but there was no response. She then peeped through the window to find him hanging from the ceiling," Murugan said.
Tamil Nadu cricketer Chandrasekhar, who is survived by his wife and two daughters, represented India in seven ODIs between 1988 and 1990. He was a Tamil Nadu great who played a key role in the state's triumph in the 1987-88 season with 551 runs - the third-highest behind Brijesh Patel and Robin Singh.
Chandrasekhar was a batsman who blasted a 56-ball century - the then fastest hundred in India's first-class competition in the Irani Cup tie against Rest of India after Tamil Nadu's victory in March 1988.
Chandrasekhar also served as a national selector after retirement and coached the Tamil Nadu team during the 2012-13 season. He was appointed team director of Chennai Super Kings at the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.
