Anant Solkar

Anant Dhondu Solkar (19 September 1951 – 26 May 2024) was an Indian first-class cricketer.

He was the younger brother of Test cricketer Eknath Solkar.

He had five siblings (including Eknath Solkar) and his father was a groundsman at the Hindu Gymkhana in Bombay.

After getting dropped from the team, he quit playing cricket on the advice of his elder brother Eknath Solkar.

He then started to coach young cricketers free of cost in Mumbai.