Former Test cricketer Hanumant Singh passes away

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RIP http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1066799 MUMBAI: Former Test middle-order batsman Hanumant Singh died on Wednesday morning at a local hospital after a prolonged fight with complications arising out of dengue fever and a hepatitis B infection. The 67-year-old Hanumant, belonging to a princely family from Rajasthan's Banswara, is survived by his wife, daughter and son Sangram, who played junior level cricket for Mumbai. Hanumant contracted dengue fever when he was in Jaipur to put in place a coaching system for his former Ranji Trophy team Rajasthan which led to him contracting a hepatitis B infection that affects the liver and later causes breathing problems. He was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai on November 6 and was later put on ventilators. He did not come out of the ICU and took his final breath this morning around 9.30 am, BCCI's Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty said. Born on March 29, 1939 in Banswara, Hanumant played 14 Tests for India and started his international career with a bang hitting a century on debut against Mike Smith's England team in Delhi in 1964, but did not score another one till he was eased out in the late 1960s. The prince of Banswara, whose brother, the late Suryaveer Singh, also played with distinction for Rajasthan, compiled 686 runs in 24 innings with one hundred and five fifties for an average of 31.18. He also took eleven catches. Hanumant and Suryaveer formed the fulcrum for Rajasthan and Central Zone in Ranji and Duleep Trophies and the former scored 12,338 runs in 207 matches in his 20-year first class career that began in the late 1950s. He also took 56 wickets. When he retired from first class cricket in 1974, Hanumant's Ranji Trophy tally of 6,170 was only marginally short of the then record aggregate of former India skipper Vijay Hazare's 6,312. In 14 Tests, he scored 686 runs at 31.13 but had a much better record in first-class cricket with 12,338 runs from 207 matches at 43.90 for Madhya Bharat and Rajasthan. Hanumant was a respected ICC match referee, officiating in nine tests and 54 one-dayers between 1995 and 2002. He also served as chairman of National Cricket Academy in 2000-01.

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India team wearing black arm bands out of respect. Nice to see

RIP.. btw it wud have been better if they could win a match for a change there in SA in memory of this cricketer.

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