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Rajesh Banik played 42 first-class matches and 24 List A games (Image recognition - tripurainfo)
Former Tripura all-rounder Rajesh Banik, who represented India successful the Under-19 World Cup, died successful a roadworthy mishap astatine Anandanagar successful westbound Tripura, officials said connected Saturday. Banik, aged 40, is survived by his father, parent and brother.
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His decease connected Friday has near the state’s cricket fraternity successful shock. “This is precise unfortunate that we person mislaid a talented cricketer and selector of the Under-16 cricket team. We are shocked. May his psyche remainder successful peace,” Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) caput Subarata Dey told reporters arsenic quoted by PTI. Born connected December 12, 1984, successful Agartala, Banik made his Ranji Trophy debut for Tripura successful the 2002–03 season.
A right-hand batter and leg-break bowler, helium went connected to play 42 first-class matches, scoring 1,469 runs astatine an mean of 19.32 with six half-centuries and a highest people of 93. He besides featured successful 24 List A games, wherever helium made 378 runs, including an unbeaten period (101*), and played 18 T20 matches for the state. His last first-class quality came against Odisha successful Cuttack successful November 2018. Banik aboriginal served arsenic a selector for Tripura’s Under-16 team, continuing his relation with the crippled aft his playing days.
Anirban Deb, caput of the Tripura Sports Journalists’ Club, said Banik’s publication went beyond his performances connected the field. “He was 1 of the finest all-rounders the authorities has produced, but not galore knew astir his quality to place young talent. That’s wherefore helium was made 1 of the selectors of the Under-16 authorities team,” Deb said. The Tripura Cricket Association paid tribute to the erstwhile cricketer astatine its office connected Saturday, remembering him arsenic a dedicated subordinate and mentor whose enactment had a lasting interaction connected the state’s cricketing setup.
