After hospital snub,junior cricketer dies

One of five siblings,Mistry’s illness reportedly aggravated after NRS Hospital allegedly refused to admit on the fateful evening of March 31 when his condition had worsened after a week of high fever.

Otherwise known to be quite chirpy and active on the cricket field,young Mistry fell sick during a tournament in Mumbai last March. Mistry was part of the Calcutta University team at an inter-university championship,and midway into the event,he complained of illness and returned to Kolkata.

Mistry’s body was taken to the CAB premises hours after his death,where top CAB officials and several cricketers and faces from the Maidan paid tribute. CAB joint-secretary Biswarup Dey,who is in charge of the state association’s junior cricket affairs,expressed his condolences at the Eden Gardens.

Last week,young Mistry underwent a bone marrow test as doctors were fearing that the mystery sickness could be cancer.

Mistry learnt the ropes in pace bowling from Maidan coach Swapan Sarkar,who has for long been associated with Shyambazar Club and Chandranath Chatterjee Cricket Coaching Centre.

Mistry has had a tough life despite a commendable run on the cricket field,with his mother doubling up as domestic help as the family’s sole breadwinner.