A young cricketer from Udaipur drowned in Dudhtalai yesterday. As per news, the young boy had gone for a swim in the waters of Dudhtalai with friends.

Resident of Sector 9 in Verma Colony,Savina, Gagan reportedly swam towards deep waters and couldn’t balance himself and drowned. When he didn’t come up for a long time, his friends started searching for him. After a long time, one of the divers searched for him and pulled him out of water. He was rushed to the hospital immediately but sadly, he couldn’t be saved. As per information, he used to swim in Dudhtalai every day.

Budding cricketer Gagan was in love with the sport. His father couldn’t afford cricket coaching. As informed by Head Coach of Wonder Academy, he was being given free coaching because of his talent. He used to cycle to the grounds daily for practice and was working extremely hard to excel in his favourite sport. He was preparing for Under-19 but destiny had something else for him.

Gagan’s coach said that he couldn’t believe when the news of demise reached him. The Coach said that he had a word with the young cricketer the previous night about vigorous practices required for Under-19. Family, friends, relatives and the entire academy is in a shock because of his demise.