Aizawl: Former Mizoram Ranji cricketer K. Lalremruata passed away on Thursday after collapsing during a local cricket match in the state capital, officials said. He was 38.
Lalremruata, a resident of Maubawk near Aizawl, was participating in the second-division screening tournament of the Khaled Memorial when he collapsed at the Suaka cricket ground near the Sairang railway station.
He was playing for the Venghnuai Raiders Cricket Club at the time of the incident.
According to the Cricket Association of Mizoram (CAM), he suffered a stroke and died a few hours later.
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The association said Lalremruata had represented Mizoram twice in the Ranji Trophy and appeared seven times in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
He was also an active presence in the state’s local cricket circuit, having played for several clubs over the years.
In a statement, CAM expressed condolences to the cricketer’s family and said the Mizoram cricket fraternity was deeply saddened by the loss.
Sports and Youth Services Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar also mourned Lalremruata’s death, paying tribute to his contributions to the game in the state.
