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Andhra Cricket Association President DV Subba Rao passes away

DV Subba Rao breathed his last at a hospital in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

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Published: Dec 20, 2014, 10:20 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 20, 2014, 10:20 PM (IST)

DV Subba Rao © Getty Images (Representational Photo)
DV Subba Rao had previously served in several BCCI committees © Getty Images (Representational Photo)

Visakhapatnam: Dec 20, 2014

Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) President D V Subba Rao passed away at Visakhapatnam after a brief illness.

Rao, who served on several Board of Control for Cricket in India (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.

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