Watch: When VB Chandrasekhar talked about first encounter with MS Dhoni in Hyderabad

Mumbai: Former India opener VB Chandrasekhar committed suicide at his home in Chennai on Thursday evening, police said. He was 57. His body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his bedroom on the first floor.

Investigating officer Inspector Senthil Murugan said Chandrashekhar had not left any suicide note, as reported by The Times of India.

Chandrasekhar was the owner of Tamil Nadu Premier League team-- VB Kanchi Veerans. He also ran a cricket academy VB's nest in Velachery.

After his demise, a video of him talking about MS Dhoni has surfaced on Twitter. He talks about his first encounter with MS Dhoni at a hotel in Hyderabad. He also talks about how Dhoni demolished Pakistan and smashed Shoaib Akhtar all over the place at Faisalabad.

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In the video, he also says, “You were made and you were on my mind, the very moment, we were looking to pick the Chennai Super Kings team.”

“Who can get a three-asset property like Mahi. I’m talking about batting, wicket-keeping and super captaincy.”

Chandrasekhar was an aggressive opening batsman and played a crucial role in the Tamil Nadu's second Ranji Trophy title in 1987-88. He played seven ODIs for India and also featured in 81 first-class matches.