Ramakant Achreka was much more than Sachin Tendulkar's coach
Updated On: 03 January, 2019 11:40 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Achrekar, who passed away in Mumbai at the age of 87 on Wednesday, belonged to that near extinct tribe of cricket coaches, who gave quintessential talented middle-class boys hope and imparted knowledge that they carried a lifetime
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Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar visited his Guru Dronacharya Ramakant Achrekar to seek his blessings on the auspicious day of Guru Pornima with Atul Rande. 27/07/2018. Pic/Prakash Parsekar
There were cricket coaches and then there was a Ramakant Achrekar, whose contribution was way more than gifting India a 'kohinoor' called Sachin Tendulkar. Achrekar, who passed away in Mumbai at the age of 87 on Wednesday, belonged to that near extinct tribe of cricket coaches, who gave quintessential talented middle-class boys hope and imparted knowledge that they carried a lifetime.
The picture of Achrekar sporting a half-sleeved cotton shirt, simple trousers and a 'Dev Anand Jewel Thief' cap and perfecting a 14-year-old Tendulkar's forward defense shape at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana, was all about the simple times of '80s.
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