Chennai Nov 10 (IANS) Former India left-hand batsman Amritsar Govindsingh Milkha Singh passed away following cardiac arrest at a hospital here on Friday.
A prolific left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pacer Singh scored 92 runs in four Test matches at an average of 15.33.
Singh 75 is survived by his wife a son and daughter.
Singh belonged to a famous cricketing family. His father Amritsar Govindsingh Ram Singh and elder brother Kripal Singh both played the game.
His father was an all-rounder who played for Madras and was just the second player in history to achieve the Ranji Trophy double of 1 000 runs and 100 wickets.
His elder brother Kripal Singh also played in 14 Test matches for India. He played a leading role in Tamil Nadu winning the Ranji Trophy in 1954/55 scoring 636 runs and taking 13 wickets.
In a condolence messaged the BCCI said: "The BCCI condoles the sad demise of A.G. Milkha Singh a former Test player who passed away on Friday. Singh played four Test matches and made his India debut just after turning 18."
Born in Chennai he played 88 first-class games for Madras (now Tamil Nadu) and scored 4 324 runs with eight centuries and 27 half-centuries.
The dashing southpaw was the first to score a century in the Duleep Trophy when he struck 151 for South Zone in 1961-62.
Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi took to Twitter to express his condolences.
"Once the most attacking left-hand batsman of his times A.G. Milkha Singh is no more... AG clan is diminishing...RIP Micky... Guru MEHR Kareh..!!" tweeted the legendary left-arm spinner.
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