Legendary adman Piyush Pandey, who passed away on Wednesday, played Ranji Trophy as a wicketkeeper for Rajasthan. He played first-class cricket for two seasons (1977-78 and 1978-89), appearing in five matches and scoring 105 runs. Piyush Pandey was known as the architect of Indian advertising. He was conferred with Padma Shri Award in 2016.