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Eknath Solkar’s brother Anant no more

Updated on: 27 May,2024 06:28 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Anant was a product of the well-known LR Tairsee nets. He represented Tata Electric on the inter-office circuit apart from playing for Maharashtra and Railways in the Ranji Trophy

Eknath Solkar’s brother Anant no more

Anant Solkar (left) celebrates PJ Hindu Gym’s Kanga League ‘A’ Div triumph with teammate Ashok Mankad. Pic/Nakul Rege

Anant Solkar, the brother of late Test player, Eknath, passed away on Saturday evening. He was 72. Anant was a member of the 1981 Kanga League-winning PJ Hindu Gymkhana team, which also had the services of his famous brother. Anant was a product of the well-known LR Tairsee nets. He represented Tata Electric on the inter-office circuit apart from playing for Maharashtra and Railways in the Ranji Trophy. 


“Goodbye, Aanyaa! Anant was an immensely talented cricketer, who enthralled all with his power-packed batting, fastish off-spin and brilliant fielding [a Solkar trait!]. He [Anant] would’ve been a top choice if IPL and T20 existed during his time,” contemporary Hemant Kenkre wrote of his Tata Electric and Tata Sports Club teammate, on social media.



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