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Former India Cricketer Salil Ankola on Identity Loss, Alcohol Addiction and Starting Again | Salil Ankola | Aditi Govitrikar | E16
Former India cricketer Salil Ankola opens up about alcohol addiction, mental health, losing his cricket career, and rebuilding his life.
In this deeply personal conversation with Dr. Aditi Govitrikar, Salil shares his journey from making his India debut alongside Sachin Tendulkar to being forced to leave cricket, moving into acting, struggling with alcoholism, going through rehab, and eventually returning to cricket as a selector.
He speaks candidly about how alcohol became a form of escape, the warning signs he ignored, blackouts, repeated attempts at recovery, and the role his wife Ria…
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