Former Team India pacer RP Singh's father Shiv Prasad Singh passed away on Wednesday due to Covid-19. He said his father was suffering from Covid-19 and was undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Lucknow.
On Twitter, he wrote, "It is with deepest grief and sadness we inform the passing away of my father, Mr Shiv Prasad Singh. He left for his heavenly abode on 12th May after suffering from Covid. We request you to keep my beloved father in your thoughts and prayers. RIP Papa."
Singh was a member of the Indian team which won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007. He represented the national team in 14 Tests, 58 one-day internationals and 10 T20 Internationals. In 2018, he had retired at the age of 32 and had ventured into commentary commitments. Later, Singh was also added to the Cricket Advisory Committee that chose the selection committee members for the senior national team.
On the other hand, RP Singh had condoled the demise of his former teammate Piyush Chawla's father. The left-spinner lost his father Pramod Chawla due to Covid-19. At the same time, young uncapped left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya had also lost his father to Covid-19 earlier this month.
India reported 3,48,421 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative count of the cases to 2,33,40,938, the Union Health Ministry reported on Wednesday. With 4205 people succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours, the death toll has mounted to 2,54,197. Currently, there are 37,04,099 active cases of COVID-19 in the country.
The country also witnessed as many as 3,55,338 recoveries in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative recoveries to 1,93,82,642. According to the ICMR, as many as 30,75,83,991 samples tested for COVID-19 up to May 11. Of these 19,83,804 samples tested on Tuesday. The total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered stand at over 17,52,35,991 crore, informed the health ministry.
