Jaipur: Former India Test cricketer Parthasarthi Sharma passed away here today after fighting a long battle with cancer. He was 62.
A right-hand middle-order batsman, Sharma was suffering from gallbladder cancer for the last few months.
He was in the ICU and breathed his last this morning after his condition deteriorated. He is survived by his wife and a son.
Parthasarthi was the only cricketer from Rajasthan after Hanumanth Singh who played Test cricket for India.
Sharma, who featured in only five Tests, made a promising start to his cricketing career, scoring 54 and 49 runs in his first Test against West Indies at New Delhi in 1974-75.