Andhra Cricket Association president, DV Subba Rao passes away

ACA president, DV Subba Rao passes away

By Press Trust of India Last Published on - December 20, 2014 11:48 PM IST
DV Subba Rao was President of ACA from 1991 to 2002 and again from 2011 till his death © Getty Images (Representational Image)
DV Subba Rao was President of ACA from 1991 to 2002 and again from 2011 till his death © Getty Images (Representational Image)

Visakhapatnam: Dec 20, 2014

Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) President DV Subba Rao passed away here today after a brief illness.

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Rao, who served on several BCCI committees, was being treated for lung ailment for the past 10 days and he breathed his last in a private hospital this afternoon, ACA sources said.

He was 82 and is survived by wife, son and two daughters.

Rao, a former Mayor of Visakhapatnam, was also part of legal fraternity and served as Chairman of Bar Council of India for two terms. He played university-level cricket.

He was President of ACA from 1991 to 2002 and again from 2011 till his death. ACA Secretary G Ganga Raju, Vice-President GJJ Raju and state cricketers condoled the death of Rao.