Amitabh Choudhary, the previous BCCI secretary and veteran Jharkhand administrator, has died of a heart attack in Ranchi on Tuesday morning. He was 62.
Choudhary was BCCI’s performing secretary below the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators. He entered cricket administration in 2004, served because the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) president for over a decade.
He was first appointed as crew supervisor of the Indian crew in 2005 on the tour of Zimbabwe, remembered for the acrimony between Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell.
Over the years, Choudhary rose to grow to be an vital member of a number of BCCI committees, representing the East Zone.
Choudhary additionally served as BCCI’s joint-secretary from 2013 to 2015 throughout Anurag Thakur’s reign as BCCI president.
A former IPS officer, Choudhary till lately served as chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission. He retired final month following the completion of a two-year time period.