Though pained by death of newborn daughter, Gujarat Cricketer Vishnu Solanki scores century

Gandhinagar: Cricketer Vishnu Solanki, whose newborn daughter passed away a few days back, scored a century on Friday against Chandigarh in Ranji Trophy 2022.

Cricketer Vishnu Solanki is playing for Baroda team in Ranji Trophy 2022. He scored 104 runs including 4 fours against Chandigarh in the match. He played the match after performing the funeral of his newborn daughter who passed away few days ago.

Saurashtra’s wicket keeper and batter Sheldon Jackson appreciated him in his tweet. He stated: “What a player. Has to be the toughest player I have known. A big salute to Vishnu and his family by no means this is easy. Wish you many more hundreds and a lot of success.” Baroda Cricket Association CEO Shishir Hattangadi stated in his tweet that Vishnu Solanki is a real life hero for him.

He tweeted: “A Story of a Cricketer who lost his new born daughter a few days ago. He attends the funeral and gets back to represent his team to get a hundred. His name may not make social media “likes”, but for me #vishnoosolanki is a real life hero. An inspiration!”