hyderabad amidst the lockdown in the city due to the coronavirus pandemic the sports fraternity on thursday morning received a rude shock when j jairaj former principal of university of physical education osmania university breathed his lastjairaj who has been bedridden for some time passed away in the early hours of march 26 he was 74 years old and is survived by his wife two sons and a daughter one of his sons is j shivaji yadav a former first class cricketer from the city and who is now a member of the hyderabad cricket associations hca senior selection committeea wellknown personality in the field of sports jairaj also worked as lecturer in the physical education department of the nizam college from 1977 to 1995 and in the pg college of science saifabad from 1995 to 1997 he was also secretary of boc iut ou from 1997 to 2001 and director of physical education ou from 2001 to 2003 and principal university college of physical education ou from 2003 to 2006jairaj also served in various capacities in the sports federations in the city he was a general secretary of the ap korfball association for two decades and also general secretary of the telangana korfball association and vicepresident of the hyderabad district olympic association during his days at nizam college he had encouraged many students who had participated at the international and national level ou staff express sympathythe department of physical education osmania university has deeply condoled the sudden demise of jairaj prof lb laxmikanth rathod principal nizam college and prof rajesh kumar principal university college of physical education ou expressed their deep felt sympathy to the bereaved familyhca condoles jairajs deaththe hyderabad cricket association hca condoled the death of jairaj hca secretary r vijayanand on behalf of the apex council expressed his condolences to the family