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Matthew Cooper

Heartbroken cricketer to play on despite losing one-day-old daughter and dad in two weeks

Indian cricketer Vishnu Solanki has decided to continue playing for Baroda in the Ranji Trophy despite the tragic deaths of his one-day-old daughter and 75-year-old father.

While in quarantine with his teammates on February 11 ahead of the start of the competition, Solanki was told that his wife had given birth to their first child.

However, the following day he was informed by Baroda's team manager, Dharmendra Arothe, that his daughter had tragically passed away.

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