Vasant Raiji, India's oldest cricketer, dies at 100; condolences pour in

A right-handed batsman, Vasant Raiji played nine first-class matches in the 1940s and scored a total 277 runs

India's oldest first-class cricketer Vasant Raiji died in the wee hours of Saturday. He was 100 years old. Taiji is survived by his wife and two daughters.
 
"He (Raiji) passed away at 2.20 am in his sleep at his residence in Walkeshwar in South Mumbai due to old age," news agency PTI quoted his son-in-law Sudarshan Nanavati as saying.
 
Following the death of B K Garudachar in February 2016, Raiji became India's oldest first-class cricketer.
 
On March 7 this year, Raiji became the oldest living first-class cricketer in the world following the death of John Manners.