In an exclusive chat with Indranil Basu on Sportskeeda’s Facebook page, Ashoke Dinda revealed he will enjoy the coming months with his family after having shed blood and sweat for more than 16 years in Indian cricket. Among the many post-retirement plans occupying his mind, the Bengal pacer revealed one of them is to open a sports academy in the name of his meme page.
In addition to finishing as Bengal’s second-highest wicket-taker in first-class cricket, Ashoke Dinda also played 13 ODIs and nine T20Is, taking 12 and 17 wickets respectively in each format.
“I have been aiding district cricket in West Bengal for the past 10 years” – Ashoke Dinda
Ashoke Dinda’s success story oozes inspiration, especially for aspiring cricketers from the suburbs who don’t have statutory facilities at their disposal. So setting up a residential academy in Kolkata will be a step in the right direction to help millions of youth realise their dreams.
But such is the greatness of Ashoke Dinda that the searing fast bowler has been giving back to his community for the past 10 years. He revealed that he has always made budding cricketers from his home district of Midnapore – who come to Kolkata for cricket coaching – stay at his place.
Since making his first-class debut in November 2005, Ashoke Dinda picked 420 wickets at a strike-rate of 54.7 in 116 first-class matches. He also plied his trade for numerous IPL franchises, scalping 69 wickets from 78 games.
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