Some love stories begin with a chance encounter. Avik Chaudhuri's began with cricket, the very game fate cruelly took from him. On October 18, 2009, Avik was a promising Bengal cricketer with dreams of making it big. Having already made his Ranji Trophy debut, he was preparing for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy when a devastating road accident in Kolkata changed everything. Three days in a coma, a severe spinal injury and paralysis from the waist down brought his cricketing ambitions to an abrupt end.
\n\nIn an emotional and deeply personal conversation with Sports Now, Avik opens up about his shattered dreams, hidden tears and the extraordinary love that gave him a second innings. The accident may have ended his playing career, but love ensured that his cricketing story was far from over.
\n\n"Well, it was just after the Kali Puja, and we were supposed to leave for Jamadoba, which is in Jharkhand, for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. And before that, we had some trial matches between Bengal A and Bengal B. I played for Bengal A, led by Laxmi Ratan Shukla, while Saurasish Lahiri led Bengal B. It was the morning of 18th October. A match was…
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