In a tragic incident in Pune, 77-year-old Mala Ashok Ankola, mother of former cricketer Salil Ankola, died by suicide at her home on Prabhat Road in Deccan. Senior Police Inspector Deccan reported that she had closed her room door before taking this drastic step. Relatives rushed her to a nearby hospital upon discovering the incident.
Salil Ankola confirmed his mother's death with a heartfelt post, sharing a photo and stating, "Goodbye, Mom." Following his announcement, condolences poured in from netizens.
For the unversed, in 2013 Salil Ankola’s former wife Parineeta had also committed suicide
Salil Ankola played one Test match and 20 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1989 to 1997 for India. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket for Mumbai, regularly opening the bowling. Ankola's consistency for Mumbai team earned him a spot for representing India during their tour of Pakistan in 1989–90. After the first Test match at Karachi, he was dropped for the subsequent matches in the series owing to injuries. After a brief phase of playing first-class cricket, Ankola was called for the Indian ODI team during 1993, eventually led to being a part of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. At 28, Ankola retired from international cricket to pursue acting
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