Ranji trophy: Ankit Chatterjee opened his account by putting a brilliant cover drive against Haryana veteran fast bowler Anshul Kamboj in his Ranji Trophy debut match for Bengal, while the memories of veteran Sourav Ganguly were fresh because this teenage leftist batsman to the former captain of India After beating, Ranji became the youngest player for this state.
Ankit made Ranji debut at the age of 15 years and 361 days while Ganguly played his first match for Bengal in 1989–90 at the age of 17. The match was the final of the Ranji Trophy in which Bengal defeated Delhi. The journey of Ankit, a student of class X of Bangaon High School, has been filled with sacrifice and tireless dedication.
He has been getting up at Kolkata Maidan for the last three years for the last three years and used to reach Kolkata Maidan for half an hour after a two-hour journey from Bongaon-Sialdah local train at 4:25 am. Their routine ends at nine or 10 in the night. Ankit came to know about his debut two days before the match when established opener and India -e -cricketer Abhimanyu Ishwar was out of the match due to a hairline fracture.
Ankit, however, accepted the opportunity with patience instead of nervousness, which has been a ‘trademark’ quality according to his childhood coach Dolon Golder. Ankit said about his ‘Signature Shot’ (cover drive) after the match in Kalyani, “It was perfectly normal for me and I also got good sleep last night. I was not thinking about being aggressive but the ball was worth that shot, so I did this. ”At the end of the day’s play, Bengal score was a wicket for 10 runs and Ankit was batting for five runs.
