Ankit Keshri Dead: Shahrukh Khan condoles death of 20 year old cricketer

Monday proved to be a very sad day for Indian cricket as a young and talented cricketer, Ankit Keshri, died an untimely death in Kolkata. Ankit was just 20 year old and sustained internal injuries in an unfortunate bang-on collision with a fellow cricketer during a club match between local giants East Bengal and Bhowanipore club.

The youngster was a right-handed batsman and a spin bowler. Tragically, Ankit wasn’t even in the playing eleven when the incident took place. He was fielding as the 12th man.

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is an ardent lover of sports and also owns the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, was one of the first people to offer condolences for the loss.

The actor took to social networking site Twitter to condole and mourn the death of the cricketer. ”Too young to go… extremely unfortunate & sad. Condolences & prayers for Ankit Keshri & his family. May Allah bless his soul. R.I.P.”

When the officials were contacted they said, “It’s so unfortunate. He was such a promising cricketer and for him to pass away in such a manner is difficult to swallow. There was no external injury but Keshri fainted as fellow mates Anustup Majumder and Shiv Sagar Singh resuscitated him. He gained some consciousness and was rushed to nearby AMRI. From there he was admitted to Nightingale Hospital.”

Media reports suggest that Ankit suffered a massive cardiac arrest Sunday night which led to his untimely death.

Update: Hrithik Roshan too has condoled the death of the cricketer “Saddened by d tragic death of such young sportsman. Ankit Keshri. My deepest condolences 2his family. Life is unpredictable. life is now.”