Ranji Trophy 2022: Despite losing father, Baroda's Vishnu Solanki to play third match

The last few weeks has been extremely difficult for Solanki as close on the heels of losing his new-born daughter, he also lost his ailing father on Sunday.

|Feb 28, 2022, 19:59:35 IST

A bereaved Vishnu Solanki has decided to stay on with the team and play the third Ranji Trophy game for Baroda despite suffering twin tragedies.

The last few weeks have been extremely difficult for Solanki as close on the heels of losing his new-born daughter, he also lost his ailing father on Sunday.

"He (Vishnu) will be playing the last match. He is not coming back. He is playing the third match. He is staying with the team," Baroda Cricket Association secretary Ajit Lele told PTI on Monday.

The 29-year-old had become a father on 10 February but the very next day his baby girl died.

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