Andhra Cricket Association president Rao passes away

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

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 G J J Raju and state cricketers condoled the death of Rao.