MUMBAI: Former India opener and Mumbai Ranji-winning captain Sudhir Naik passed away on Wednesday. He was 78. Naik had been hospitalised after suffering a fall at his residence in Dadar on M arch 24. The final rites will be held at the Shivaji Park crematorium at 10 am on Thursday.
Naik's wife Vasundhara Pendse Naik, a famous personality in the literary field, died a few years back after battling cancer. He is survived by his daughter Radhika Deshpande, who lives in Melbourne.