Female cricketer commits suicide after being snubbed from Puducherry U-19 T20 team: Report

A teenage college going student, who was an aspiring cricketer, reportedly committed suicide in Puducherry.

According to the Times of India, the deceased, identified as Angel Gangwani, had been undergoing cricket training in Puducherry.

She was the daughter of Kashmir Kumar, a GST superintendent who has been living in Chennai for the last 12 years.

The report added that the 19-year-old had been undergoing training at a coaching centre in Puducherry's Thilaspet. She recently took part in the selection trials for the Puducherry U-19 T20 cricket team that was held in Thutipet.

However, she was overlooked for selection, and reportedly became dejected following her snub, according to her house owner P Durairaj. In his complaint, Durairaj sad that she had returned to her room at around 8 pm on Wednesday after a practice session.

When her coach, Kathirvel, tried to contact her, she didn't answer. He then visited her house and saw her hanging from a ceiling fan. Her landlord and her coach then took her to a government medical hospital in Kathirkamam, but she was declared dead on arriving at the hospital.

Mental health has become a crucial aspect in sports, more so in cricket, wherein players play various international and domestic tournaments, as well as various T20 leagues, across the year. The likes of England's Ben Stokes and Australia's Glenn Maxwell have often taken mental health breaks in order to not get exhausted from the demanding schedule of cricket.