Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Jan 28: Mansoor Mulki (41), a cricketer and member of the 7-Star cricket team from Karnad, Mulki, tragically passed away due to a cardiac arrest while driving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 26.

Originally from the Bappa Byari Doddamanai family in Mulki, Mansoor was a prominent cricketer and a member of Manish Youth Club. Just 15 minutes before the tragic incident, he had spoken to his mother over the phone for about 30 minutes.

Mansoor is survived by his mother, wife, and three daughters. The funeral rites are scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia.

Mansoor’s employer, Siraj, a businessman from Hejamady who recently returned to Saudi Arabia after a visit to India, has arranged travel and other necessary formalities for Mansoor’s mother, wife, daughters, and brother-in-law to Saudi Arabia for the final rites. Mansoor had been employed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the past 15 years.