Vivek Agarwal
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 January 1962 |
| Died | 26 April 1993 (aged 31) |
Vivek Agarwal (3 January 1962 – 26 April 1993) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Haryana. He was born in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh).
Agarwal made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1982–83 season, against Bengal. From the opening order, he scored 18 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second.
He worked as a flight purser for Indian Airlines and was on board Flight 491 which crashed on 26 April 1993, after take-off from Aurangabad.[1] He was one of 55 people who died in the accident.[2]
References
- ^ "CIVIL AVIATION AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1993" (PDF). dgca.gov.in. Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
- ^ "Obituaries in 1993". Wisden. 6 December 2005.
External links
- Vivek Agarwal at Cricket Archive