Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Bengal Coach Appeals for Help
Akash Biswas is a young cricketer who plays for Kalighat Sporting Club.
He has a serious problem with his kidneys and needs a transplant to get better.
His coach, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, has asked the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, to help pay for the surgery.
Akash's family can't afford the expensive treatment on their own.
Shukla has already given Akash some money to help, but more is needed.
The Chief Minister's office is looking into the request to see how they can help.
Akash Biswas, a cricketer for Kalighat Sporting Club, needs an urgent kidney transplant due to kidney failure.
Bengal coach Laxmi Ratan Shukla has appealed to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for financial assistance.
Shukla previously gave Akash Rs 2 lakh for medical treatment around six months ago.
Akash's mother's kidney is a match, but the family struggles to afford the surgery.
The Chief Minister's Office has received the appeal and is considering necessary steps.
- Who
- Akash Biswas, a young cricketer from Kalighat Sporting Club, and Bengal coach Laxmi Ratan Shukla
- What
- Akash is in urgent need of a kidney transplant due to kidney failure
- When
- The appeal was made on Friday, January 16
- Where
- Kolkata, India
- Why
- To help Akash Biswas afford the kidney transplant surgery
- Name
- Akash Biswas
- Team
- Kalighat Sporting Club
- Condition
- Chronic kidney disease, both kidneys failed
- Treatment Needed
- Kidney transplant
- Financial Help Received
- Rs 2 lakh from Laxmi Ratan Shukla
- Appeal Made To
- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
- Status of Appeal
- Under consideration