Updated On: 02 August, 2024 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Balvinder Singh Sandhu
Before every game in the 1981 CAB Golden Jubilee tournament, Aunshuman Gaekwad would declare in the team meeting that he would score a hundred the next day, and he did—four consecutive centuries against all four zones

Wills’ XI captain Aunshuman Gaekwad receives the Wills Trophy from then Mumbai Cricket Association president SK Wankhede after beating Indian Board President’s XI on March 17, 1985. Pic/mid-day archives
Aunshuman Gaekwad, fondly known to us all as Aunshubhai, was more than just a mentor.
When playing together for West Zone and India, bowling to him in the nets was always a challenge. Beating him at practice itself was a tough task. If I was able to beat his bat, it gave me confidence and assured me that I was bowling well.