Two youth from Punjab including a known cricket player from Jalandhar have reportedly drowned in Govind sagar lake and local rivulet of Sutlej River near Bhakhra respectively in Himachal on Sunday evening. Body of Cricketer Sumit Kalia (30) has been recovered while the body of other youth namely Satbir Singh (27) Of Jagatpura locality in Hoshiarpur yet to be recovered.
Kalia had played in the Indian Cricket League (ICL), which was started by former Indian Cricket team Captain Kapil Dev, from Ahmedabad Rockets Punjab team and in Ranji team. The left-handed batsman and spinner Kalia hails from Kamal Bihar area of Bashirpura locality of Jalandhar. He had also played in several countries, informed one of his relatives Ashwani Kumar. His parents had rushed to Himachal Pradesh after getting the tragic news.
