Bangalore: Former captain Rahul Dravid's father, Sharad Dravid, passed away at 4.15 pm at his Indiranagar residence here on Wednesday. He was 79 years old.

Dravid's father worked for Kissan, a company best known for producing jam, and thus he was bestowed with the nickname Jammy by his classmates at St Joseph's Boys' High School.

Sharad's wife, Pushpa, is a former professor of Architecture at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE).

KSCA President Anil Kumble, Office Bearers and Members of the Managing Committee (Vijay Bhardwaj, Sujith Somasundar and S Vijaya Prakash) mourn the sad demise and offer their deepest condolences to the aggrieved family, said a release issued by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), .