Salil Ankola Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Affairs & More

Bio
Real Name	Salil Ankola
Nickname	Salil
Profession	Former Indian Cricketer and Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 1”
Weight	in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 36 Inches - Biceps: 15.5 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 18 December 1989 against Pakistan at Gujranwala Test- 15 November 1989 against Pakistan at Karachi
Domestic/State Team	Mumbai
Career Turning Point	Took hat-trick in his first domestic cricket match against Gujarat
Coach/Mentor	Frank Tyson
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 March 1968 (Friday)
Age (as of 2025)	57 Years
Birth Place	Solapur, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Solapur, Maharashtra, India
School	Not Known
College	Not Known
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Debut	Debut Film : Kurukshetra (2000) Debut TV : Chahat Aur Nafrat
Family	Father- Not Known Mother- Not Known Brothers- Not Known Sisters- Not Known
Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Gyming and watching cricket
Controversies	In 2008,  he went to a rehab centre for the treatment of his alcoholism and depression.
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Batsman : Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri, Kapil Dev, Hashim Amla and Mahela Jayawarden Bowler : Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson
Favourite Actor	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Favourite Film	Terminator
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Late Parineeta Ankola, Ria Banerjee (Doctor)
Children	Daughters- 2 - Sana Ankola (from 1st wife, Parineeti) & 1 more Son- Karan Ankola
Money Factor
Salary	Not Known
Net Worth	Not Known

Some lesser known facts about Salil Ankola

• Does Salil Ankola smoke?: No

• Does Salil Ankola drink alcohol?: Yes

• In 1988, Salil stunned everyone on his state level cricket debut against Gujarat where he took a hat-trick and scored 43 runs.

• He and Sachin Tendultar both played their debut ODI match in December 1989 against Pakistan at Gujranwala. 

• He played his last ODI match in 1997 against South Africa at Durban.

• In his cricketing days, he was a fine fast bowler and used to bowl good out swingers.

• In 2000, he featured in Adnan Sami and Asha Bhonsle’s popular song Kabhi To Nazar Milao opposite Aditi Govitrikar.

• His Ex-wife Parineeta committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan of her room at her Pune residence in 2013.

• In 2010, the Indian cricketers arranged a Twenty20 benefit match to support him in Mumbai.

• He contested in Sony TV’s adventure show Power Couple with his wife Ria in 2015.

• His TV serial Kora Kaagaz of 1998 was very popular at that time.