Vishnu_Solanki

Vishnu Solanki

Vishnu Solanki

Indian cricketer

Vishnu Purshottam Solanki (born 15 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer who represents Baroda in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed middle order batter and wicket-keeper who occasionally bowls right-arm offspin.[1][2]

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Domestic career

Solanki made his List A debut for Baroda in the 2012-13 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 18 February 2013.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for the same side in the 2012-13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 26 March 2013.[4] His first-class debut came for Baroda in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy on 6 February 2015.[5]

In November 2017, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket against Tripura in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy.[6] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[7] He was the leading run-scorer for Baroda in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 595 runs in eight matches.[8]

He led Baroda to the semi-finals of the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, hitting an unbeaten 71 off 46 balls in a must-win match against Haryana, clubbing 6, 4 and 6 off the last three balls to ensure victory.[9]

Solanki hit a century against Chandigarh in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy, two weeks after losing his newborn daughter. He decided to continue playing in the tournament despite losing his father during the match against Chandigarh.[10]

Personal life

Solanki became the father of a daughter on 11 February 2022. However, the infant died the next day. A fortnight later, he scored a century in Ranji Trophy, which he dedicated to his daughter.[11] His father, Parshottam Solanki died on 27 February 2022, due to a heart attack after being hospitalised for two months.[12]

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    "Baroda's Vishnu Solanki plays on despite death of his father and daughter". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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    Tere, Tushar (26 February 2022). "Vadodara: Cricketer pays tribute to newborn who died days ago with Ranji ton". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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    Tere, Tushar (28 February 2022). "After newborn's death, Baroda cricketer loses father". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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