Sports Desk, AnyTV, Bhubaneshwar
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Mon, 28 Feb 2022 04:16 PM IST
Summary
Vishnu Solanki’s father and daughter left him within 15 days. Despite this, this player wants to play for his team. Baroda Cricket Association chief Shishir Hatangadi has also saluted his spirit.
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Vishnu Solanki, who played Ranji Trophy for Baroda, has lost both his one-day-old daughter and father within 15 days. His daughter died on 12 February. After this, Vishnu’s father also left him on February 27, but the spirit of this player still remains. Vishnu wants to play for his team. He scored a century after attending the funeral of his daughter and came into the limelight. Now he has decided to play the match even after his father’s departure. Baroda Cricket Association chief Shishir Hatangadi has also saluted his spirit.
29-year-old Vishnu Solanki has been consistently doing wonders with his bat. In 25 first-class matches, he has scored 1679 runs at an average of 41.97. It also includes seven centuries. At the same time, in 39 List-A matches, he has scored 1019 runs at an average of 33.96. In T20, Solanki’s bat has scored 883 runs in 46 matches. In this his average is 31.53.
February has been a difficult month for Solanki
Vishnu Solanki was selected in the Ranji team of Baroda this year and again wanted to do wonders for his team. This year due to Corona, the Ranji Trophy is being held in two phases, the first phase was starting in February. At this time Solanki was about to become a father, but he gave priority to cricket. Solanki became a father when the first phase of the Ranji Trophy was about to begin. On February 11, his wife gave birth to a daughter. It was a matter of great happiness for Solanki, who became a father for the first time.
Solanki could never hear daughter’s voice
However, Solanki’s happiness did not last long and on 12 February he came to know that his one-day-old daughter had passed away. On the same day Solanki left for his house and attended the last rites of the daughter. Could not even play the first match for Baroda. On 17 February, he joined the team and started preparing for the second match. In the match against Chandigarh, he played an unbeaten innings of 103 runs.
Solanki dedicated his century to the daughter, whom he could never feed on his lap.
father also left
On 27th February again there was sad news for Solanki. His father had also passed away, who was ill for almost two months. At this time the match between Chandigarh and Baroda was going on. Hearing of his father’s death, Solanki left the field. The match referee allowed them to talk on the phone. Solanki saw his father’s funeral on the phone and was ready to play the match. The match officials and both the teams observed a two-minute silence to mourn the demise of Solanki’s daughter and father.
Solanki will play in the match against Hyderabad
Now Solanki will play in the match of Hyderabad and Baroda, which is starting from March 3. Baroda Cricket Association chief Shishir Hatangadi has also saluted Solanki’s spirit. He tweeted and wrote, “The story of a cricketer who lost his newborn daughter a few days ago. After attending the funeral, played matches and scored a century. His name may not get likes in social media, Vishnu Solanki real life for me He is a hero. An inspiration.”