Indian cricketer and cricket team selector (1932–2021)
Kishan Rungta (3 September 1932 – 1 May 2021) was an Indian cricketer and administrator.[1]
Life
Rungta played first-class cricket for Maharashtra and Rajasthan from 1953 to 1970.[2] He served as the Indian national cricket selector from March 1998 to September 1998. His elder brother Purushotham went onto serve as BCCI treasurer in 1970s.[3]
Death
Kishan died due to COVID-19 at the age of 88.[4] He was hospitalized in Jaipur after being tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
References
- ^ "Covid-19: Remembering the ones we have lost". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Selection Committee Announcement". Rediff. 1998.
- ^ "Former national selector and Rajasthan skipper Kishan Rungta dies of COVID-19". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Former national selector Kishan Rungta dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. PTI. 2 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Former BCCI selector Kishan Rungta dies of Covid-19. Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
