Santosh Lal (4 December 1983 – 17 July 2013) was an Indian

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...

er. He played eight first-class matches for

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

between 2004 and 2008. He was a childhood friend of MS Dhoni, whom he taught how to play the

helicopter shot In cricket, the helicopter shot is the act of hitting the ball by means of a wristy flick, using the bottom-hand as the dominant force. The shot gets its name from the flourish completing the stroke, with the bat being circled overhead. It has ...

. Lal died of

pancreatitis Pancreatitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a large organ behind the stomach that produces digestive enzymes and a number of hormones. There are two main types: acute pancreatitis, and chronic pancr ...

aged 29.

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* 1983 births 2013 deaths Indian cricketers Jharkhand cricketers People from Ranchi Cricketers from Jharkhand Deaths from pancreatitis {{India-cricket-bio-1980s-stub