Salil Ankola.
Many Indian cricketers like Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Shikhar Dhawan have played cameo roles in Bollywood, but today we have brought the story of a former cricketer who did not just do cameo, but made acting a career. We are talking about Salil Ankola, the fast bowler who made her debut against Pakistan with Sachin Tendulkar. After playing just 20 matches internationally, he retired from cricket and entered the world of films. However, his journey was not so easy. Alcohol addiction caused deep harm to his career and personal life, but Salil did not give up. He handled himself and once again returned to the world of acting and cricket.
Many turns in Salil’s life
There was a time when Salil Ankola was counted among the emerging fast bowlers of India and then there was a period when he was recognized as a strong villain and lead actor on the small screen. From cricket to acting and then passing through the lifting of life, Salil is known to stand up again with confidence. Salil Ankola’s life is no less than a film script. A great web series or biopic can be made on his life, which will also give thrill, emotion, struggle and shine to the end.
Start with cricket
Salil started first class cricket for Maharashtra in 1988. In the very first season, he caught everyone’s attention with 27 wickets and soon made a place in the Indian national team. The special thing is that he made his Test debut against Pakistan with Sachin Tendulkar. A month later, he also made his ODI debut. Although his Test career was limited to only one match, he remained in the ODI team for about 8 years and played 20 ODIs for India. He also participated in the 1996 World Cup. But he said goodbye to cricket at the age of 28 due to injuries and continuously being out of the team.
Steps in the world of acting
After leaving cricket, Salil caught the path of acting. In 2000, he made his films debut with the film ‘Kurukshetra’. Then he got important roles in ‘Father’, ‘Tum’, and Zayed Khan’s first film, in which he killed the role of villain. After participating in the first season of ‘Bigg Boss’, his identity grew further. After this, he turned to TV and worked in many famous shows like ‘Kora Paper’, ‘Shhshsh … Koi Hai’. Gradually, he started getting better roles in television than films.
Crossed the darkness in life
In 2008, there was a big storm in Salil’s life. Acting offers stopped, financial crisis started and alcohol addiction spoiled his health with his health. His 19 -year -old marriage broke up. In this difficult time, he had to resort to the Rehab Center. But Salil Ankola did not give up. In 2013, he made a comeback to the small screen with the show ‘Savitri’. Then in 2015, he appeared in ‘Karmaphal Data Shani’ and recently he was appreciated in the Tamil film ‘Pambattam’ and the TV show ‘CID’. Now Salil Ankola is not only active in acting, but is also seen in cricket related projects from time to time. He is living a stable and happy life with his second wife and daughter.
