Vishnu Purshottam Solanki (born 15 October 1992) is an Indian

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er who represents Baroda in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed

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batter and wicket-keeper who also bowls right-arm offspin.

Domestic career

Solanki made his

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debut for Baroda in the

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on 18 February 2013. He made his Twenty20 debut for the same side in the 2012-13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 26 March 2013. His first-class debut came for Baroda in the

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on 6 February 2015. In November 2017, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket against Tripura in the

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. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the

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. He was the leading run-scorer for Baroda in the

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, with 595 runs in eight matches. He led Baroda to the semi-finals of the

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, 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. Solanki hit a century against Chandigarh in the

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, days after losing his newborn daughter. He decided to continue playing in the tournament despite losing his father during the match against Chandigarh.

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

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, which he dedicated to his daughter. His father, Parshottam Solanki passed away on 27 February 2022, due to a heart attack after being hospitalised for two months.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solanki, Vishnu 1992 births Living people Indian cricketers Baroda cricketers India Green cricketers People from Vadodara