Former BCCI president Biswanath Dutt, best known in Indian cricket fraternity as Jagmohan Dalmiya's mentor, passed away Monday after suffering from acute lung infection.
Dutt was the BCCI president in 1989 after a six-year stint as the vice-president of the parent body from 1982-88.
He was 92. He is survived by his daughter and son Subrata Dutta, who is the senior vice-president of All India Football Federation.
"His illness began with urinary tract infection on September 10. In a week's time, his lungs got severely infected with fluid accumulation and couldn't recover anymore. His passed away at our (Bhowanipore) residence at 4.07am this morning. He would have turned 93 on October 10," his son Dutta told PTI.
One of the most revered administrators of Kolkata Maidan both in football and cricket, Dutt is known to have played an instrumental role in getting a young Dalmiya under his aegis as a Cricket Association of Bengal treasurer in 1977.
In fact, Dalmiya till he was alive always acknowledged that he had learnt the ropes of cricket administration from Dutt.
Remembering how Dalmiya caught his attention in his first meeting at the Calcutta High Court in early 1970s, Dutt had said: "There was some dispute in the IFA first division league, and Dalmiya moved High Court challenging IFA's decision. He was an outstanding speaker and he almost convinced the judge in their favour."
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