Updated On: 27 July, 2023 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Amit Shah
Kulkarni was in New York on a company project while Chordekar has been living in Toronto, Canada, with his family for some time

Ajinkya Rahane (centre) with Rahul Chordekar (left) and Shantanu Kulkarni in Trinidad
India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane met some special guests during the recently-concluded Trinidad Test—two childhood friends, Shantanu Kulkarni and Rahul Chordekar—his teammates at Youngstar Cricket Club in Dombivli.
Kulkarni was in New York on a company project while Chordekar has been living in Toronto, Canada, with his family for some time. Both had planned to watch the Test in Port-of-Spain. They hoped their old colleague would spend some time with them and they got more than expected. “When we planned our tour to the West Indies, we didn’t know if we would be able to meet Ajinkya. During a Test match, players are in their separate zones and we had no intention of harassing them. We contacted one of our Mumbai-based friends, who is associated with Rahane and expressed our desire to meet him. Our friend assured us that we won’t return ‘empty handed’,” Kulkarni told mid-day from Trinidad.