Summary:
Rajkot, Oct 16 (PTI) Saurashtra batter Avi Barot, a former India Under-19 captain and a member of the Ranji Trophy winning team in the 2019-20 season, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at a shockingly young age of 29.
The player, who also represented Haryana and Gujarat in his career, died on Friday while being taken to a hospital after he felt unwell at his home.
He is survived by his mother and wife, who is expecting the couple"s first child.
"Avi was at home when he felt unwell.
He was being rushed to the hospital and breathed his last inside the ambulance.
He was a very lively boy and seeing his talent, I brought him to Saurashtra from Haryana where he started his first class career," Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) President Jaydev Shah told PTI.