Salil Ankola
Indian actor, former cricket player · India · On the map · Actors · Born 1968 · age 58
Salil Ashok Ankola is a former international cricketer who played one Test match and 20 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1989 to 1997 for India. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket for Mumbai, regularly opening the bowling.
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PambattamFilm2021
The PowerFilm, Robert2017
Tera IntezaarFilm, Chanakya2016
ShaniSeries, Surya2006
Bigg BossSeriesKaram Apnaa ApnaaSeries, 2006Mahen Kapoor2003
ak...tion unlimited - JOSHSeries, Karan
Vikraal Aur GabraalSeries, 2003Vikraal
Chura Liyaa Hai TumneFilm, 2003Deepak Chopra/Mahesh Yogi2001
Ssshhhh...Koi HaiSeries, Vikraal2000
KurukshetraFilm1998
C.I.D.Series, Senior Inspector Akshay
Kora KagazSeries, 1998Ravi1968Born1 March 1968People around Salil
Close ties
Sachin Tendulkar Teammate at Mumbai cricket team, 1990-1997
Vinod Kambli Teammate at Mumbai cricket team, 1990-1997- Sanjay Manjrekar Teammate at Mumbai cricket team, 1990-1997
- Sameer Dighe Teammate at Mumbai cricket team, 1990-1997
Ravi Shastri Teammate at Mumbai cricket team, 1990-1993
Dilip Vengsarkar Teammate at Mumbai cricket team, 1990-1992- Amol Muzumdar Teammate at Mumbai cricket team, 1993-1997
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Filmography 5
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Television 8
About this person
Ankola's consistency for Mumbai team earned him a spot for representing India during their tour of Pakistan in 1989-90. After the first Test match at Karachi, he was dropped for the subsequent matches in the series owing to injuries. After a brief phase of playing first-class cricket, Ankola was called for the Indian ODI team during 1993, eventually led to being a part of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. At 28, Ankola retired from international cricket to pursue acting. Since then he went on to appear in a number of Indian soap operas and a few Hindi films. In 2020, he was selected as the chief selector of the Mumbai Cricket Association. He was a selector of the National team from January 2023 till August 2024.
