RIP VB Chandrasekhar: Check out some rare photos of the CSK mastermind

It is definitely a shock for India’s cricket fraternity when the news about the sudden demise of VB Chandrasekhar broke on Thursday.

Former India cricketer and national selector VB Chandrasekhar passed away in Chennai on Thursday. Initially, it was learnt that he had died of a cardiac arrest but later the news that he committed suicide came as a bigger shock. (File Photo | EPS) 

Popularly called VB, Chandrasekhar opened the batting for the Indian team in seven ODIs from 1988-90. (File Photo | EPS)

VB Chandrasekhar tallied 88 runs with a highest score of 53. (File Photo | EPS)

VB Chandrasekhar was also a member of the Tamil Nadu team that won the Ranji Trophy in 1988. (File Photo | EPS)

VB Chandrasekhar was known more for scoring what was then the fastest hundred in the Irani Cup. (File Photo | EPS)

After retiring from the game, VB Chandrasekhar started his academy at Gurunanak College in Chennai and was the first former player to bid for a team in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. (File Photo | EPS)

Later, VB Chandrasekhar became a national selector and was on the panel when Greg Chappell was the India coach. (File Photo | EPS)

VB Chandrasekhar was manager of the Chennai Super Kings for the first three years and he was the one who played a big role in setting up the team and bidding for MS Dhoni. (File Photo | EPS)

Former Tamil Nadu captain S Vasudevan acknowledged that VB Chandrasekhar had one of the sharpest cricketing brains. (File Photo | EPS)