Pace bowling all-rounder Pranav Pant, who has been picked in the Indian cricket team for the Under 19 Asia Cup to be played in UAE later this month, was a multisport athlete as a kid but picked cricket on coach's insistence and has excelled at the junior level
The 17-year-old cricketer, who was part of the Delhi under-16 squad last year, died on March 22 morning after his bike was hit on the road near Peeragarhi. The player, who represented Pelican in DDCA League, was looking to make cricket his profession