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12-year-old Indian cricketer dies in Sri Lanka

His body was later moved to the Ragama hospital for a post-mortem.

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Colombo, September 7: A 12-year-old Indian cricketer, who was part of under-17 Indian team, has died after drowning in a swimming pool in Sri Lanka.

A 12-year-old Indian cricketer died after drowning in a swimming pool in Sri Lanka. (Representative image)

Monath Sona Narendra, a resident of Gujarat, was part of the 19-member team who has gone to the Island nation to play a tournament.

Narendra drowned on Tuesday afternoon while he was swimming in the pool of a resort in Pamunugama on the west coast of Sri Lanka. He was rushed to the Pamunugama hospital where he breathed his last, police said.

His body was later moved to the Ragama hospital for a post-mortem. According to reports, the boy and two others had gone to the pool against the orders of the team management.

The boys were asked to stay in their hotel rooms after their game had been affected by rain.

PTI

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