Tributes flowed for Jayesh Savla, the 52-year-old cricketer, who lost his life after a ball from another match hit him below his ear while fielding at deep midwicket in a Kutchi Visa Oswal-organised 50-plus Legend Cup match at the Dadkar Maidan on Monday.
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Savla&rsquo;s Gala Rocks captain Rajnikant Shah and tournament organiser Dipesh Chheda cannot come to terms with Savla&rsquo;s death. Shah, 57, recalled how Savla carried tilgul ladoos with him on Monday and urged everyone to have them as it contained jaggery and not sugar. &ldquo;The impression Jayesh bhai left on all of us is difficult to get rid of. He was a very caring person. He even attended to my injured hand before Monday&rsquo;s game by applying a painkilling spray. His death has caused us sleepless nights,&rdquo; Shah told mid-day on Wednesday. &nbsp;
&ldquo;He was a very jolly person by nature. We used to call him Jayeshbhai Jordaar because he resembled actor Ranveer Singh in the Hindi film Jayeshbhai Jordaar, which was released a couple of years ago,&rdquo; said Chheda. &ldquo;He [Savla] started playing cricket only last year. He was a batsman, medium pacer and outstanding fielder, who played for my team last year too. As a cricketer he was very athletic, fit and covered good ground while fielding. If our team were cheerful in any match situation it was because of this ever-smiling person. We will miss him dearly. He stayed at Bhayandar, but would be the first person to reach the ground&mdash;6.15am for net practice at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/cci-are-inter-club-squash-champs-23273727" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Matunga Gymkhana</a>. He was so disciplined and dedicated,&rdquo; said Shah.

He even attended to my injured hand before Monday’s game by applying a painkilling spray

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