Saurashtra batsman Avi Barot, former India Under-19 captain and member of the Ranji Trophy winning team in the 2019-20 season, passed away at the age of 29 due to a heart attack, Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) said.
The player, who also represented Haryana and Gujarat in his career, passed away on Friday.
“Everyone in the Saurashtra Cricket Association (is) deeply shocked and saddened by the extremely shocking, untimely and extremely sad demise of Avi Barot, the remarkable and remarkable cricketer of Saurashtra.
“He left for heaven on the evening of 15 October 2021 due to severe cardiac arrest,” the SCA said in a media release here.
He was a right-handed batsman who could also bowl the off break.
Barot played 38 first-class matches, 38 List A matches and 20 domestic T20 matches. He was a wicketkeeper-batsman and scored 1,547 runs in first-class matches, 1030 runs in List-A games and 717 runs in T20Is.
Barot was part of the Ranji Trophy winning Saurashtra team, which defeated Bengal in the summit clash.
For Saurashtra, he played 21 Ranji Trophy matches, 17 List A matches and 11 domestic T20 matches.
Barot was India’s Under-19 captain in 2011 and earlier this year, he grabbed attention with a brilliant knock of 122 runs from just 53 balls during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Goa.
SCA President Jaydev Shah condoled the death of Barot.
“It is absolutely shocking and painful to learn of the tragic passing of Avi. He was a great teammate and had great cricketing skills. In all the recent home matches, he had done remarkable performances.
“He was a very friendly and kind person. We all at Saurashtra Cricket Association are in deep shock,” said Shah, himself a former Saurashtra captain.
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