Former India opener and national selector VB Chandrasekhar passed away in Chennai following a cardiac arrest on Thursday. Chandrasekhar was 57.

Chandrasekhar, popularly called VB, Tamil Nadu left-hander opener, who was only six days short of his 58th birthday, is survived by his wife and two daughters.

Chandrasekhar played 7 ODIs between 1988 and 1990, scoring only 88 runs, but at the domestic level he was prolific for a few seasons, aggregating 4999 runs in 81 games with a highest score of 237 not out.

A qualified engineer, Chandrasekhar made his first-class debut at the age of 25 and played in a formidable Tamil Nadu team, which comprised WV Raman, Diwakar Vasu, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Bharath Arun.

He was later a national selector when Greg Chappell was the coach and in his later years also did commentary in domestic cricket.