Amid allegation of “medical negligence”, a blame game has begun following the tragic death of promising Bengal opening batsman Ankit Keshri who passed away this morning owing to an injury sustained during a cricket match a few days back. Keshri sustained a head injury in an on-field collision while taking a catch in a Cricket Association of Bengal’s Senior one-day knock-out match on April 17 at JU second campus ground in Saltlake. Keshri, representing East Bengal in the match against Bhowanipore Club, was taken to the AMRI Hospital in the vicinity.

Last night, Keshri was shifted to Nightingale Hospital on Shakespeare Sarani after East Bengal senior official Sadanand Mukherjee signed the risk bond at the AMRI Hospital and the former Bengal U-19 captain died early this morning because of cardiac arrest. A blame game then began as the super specialty hospital in Saltlake said they were not…