MV Sridhar was no stranger to stress, but he used his pleasant demeanour to deal with it. From a batsman in the Ranji Trophy to being an office-bearer of the problem-riddled Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), from being the media manager on India's tour of Australia in 2007-08 to being Satyam Computer Services' Head of Sports Marketing and then as BCCI's General Manager (Operations), stress was his constant shadow. Sridhar, 51, passed away yesterday, after suffering a heart attack at his home in Hyderabad. He was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.

Ex-BCCI GM (Operations) Dr MV Sridhar during the 2015 IPL Governing Council meeting at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Pic/Atul Kamble