Former Tripura all-rounder Rajesh Banik , who represented India in the Under-19 World Cup, died in a road accident at Anandanagar in west Tripura, officials said on Saturday. Banik, aged 40, is survived by his father, mother and brother. His death on Friday has left the state’s cricket fraternity in shock. “This is very unfortunate that we have lost a talented cricketer and selector of the Under-16 cricket team. We are shocked. May his soul rest in peace,” Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) secretary Subarata Dey told reporters as quoted by PTI. Born on December 12, 1984, in Agartala, Banik made his Ranji Trophy debut for Tripura in the 2002–03 season. A right-hand batter and leg-break bowler, he went on to play 42 first-class matches, scoring 1,469 runs at an average of 19.32

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