| Vishnu Solanki | |
| Fullname: | Vishnu Purshottam Solanki |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right arm off break |
| Role: | Middle-order-batter Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Baroda |
| Year1: | 2013present |
| Clubnumber1: | 9 |
| Date: | 13 June 2022 |
| Source: | Cricinfo |
Vishnu Purshottam Solanki (born 15 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer who represents Baroda in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed middle order batter and wicket-keeper who occasionally bowls right-arm offspin.[1] [2]
Solanki made his List A debut for Baroda in the 2012-13 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 18 February 2013.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for the same side in the 2012-13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 26 March 2013.[4] His first-class debut came for Baroda in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy on 6 February 2015.[5]
In November 2017, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket against Tripura in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy.[6] In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[7] He was the leading run-scorer for Baroda in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 595 runs in eight matches.[8]
He led Baroda to the semi-finals of the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, hitting an unbeaten 71 off 46 balls in a must-win match against Haryana, clubbing 6, 4 and 6 off the last three balls to ensure victory.[9]
Solanki hit a century against Chandigarh in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy, two weeks after losing his newborn daughter. He decided to continue playing in the tournament despite losing his father during the match against Chandigarh.[10]
Solanki became the father of a daughter on 11 February 2022. However, the infant died the next day. A fortnight later, he scored a century in Ranji Trophy, which he dedicated to his daughter.[11] His father, Parshottam Solanki died on 27 February 2022, due to a heart attack after being hospitalised for two months.[12]