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Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar (1932 – 2 January 2019) was an Indian cricket coach from Mumbai. He was most famous for coaching young cricketers at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai, most notably Sachin Tendulkar. He had also been a selector for the Mumbai cricket team.
Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar was born in 1932. His playing career was not as distinguished as his coaching career. He started playing cricket in 1943. In 1945, he played club cricket for New Hind Sports Club. He also played for Young Maharashtra XI, Gul Mohar Mills and Mumbai Port. He played in only one first-class cricket match, for State Bank of India against Hyderabad in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament in 1963.
His life and his inspiring career have been documented by journalist Kunal Purandare in the biography, Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster's Master. The book has garnered critical praise from various publications, including the Wisden India Almanack.
He founded Kamanth Memorial Cricket Club at Shivaji Park. He coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the Test players Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Vinod Kambli and Pravin Amre. He devoted himself in coaching to raising the standard of Indian cricket. The club is currently run by his daughter Kalpana Murkar and son-in-law Deepak Murkar.
Ramakant Achrekar died on 2 January 2019 due to the old-age ailments.Numerous famous cricket personalities including Sachin Tendulkar were present for the funeral.
Awards and recognition:-
-In 1990, he was honoured with Dronacharya Award for his services to cricket coaching.[8]
-In 2010, he was conferred with Padma Shri, one of the country's highest civilian awards in sports category at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 7 April 2010 by the then Indian President Pratibha Patil.
-In 2010, on 12 February, he was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement' award by Gary Kirsten, the then coach of the Indian Cricket Team. This award was part of the awards given away for various categories in sports by Sports Illustrated.
Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar (1932 – 2 January 2019) was an Indian cricket coach from Mumbai. He was most famous for coaching young cricketers at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai, most notably Sachin Tendulkar. He had also been a selector for the Mumbai cricket team.
Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar was born in 1932. His playing career was not as distinguished as his coaching career. He started playing cricket in 1943. In 1945, he played club cricket for New Hind Sports Club. He also played for Young Maharashtra XI, Gul Mohar Mills and Mumbai Port. He played in only one first-class cricket match, for State Bank of India against Hyderabad in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament in 1963.
His life and his inspiring career have been documented by journalist Kunal Purandare in the biography, Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster's Master. The book has garnered critical praise from various publications, including the Wisden India Almanack.
He founded Kamanth Memorial Cricket Club at Shivaji Park. He coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the Test players Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Vinod Kambli and Pravin Amre. He devoted himself in coaching to raising the standard of Indian cricket. The club is currently run by his daughter Kalpana Murkar and son-in-law Deepak Murkar.
Ramakant Achrekar died on 2 January 2019 due to the old-age ailments.Numerous famous cricket personalities including Sachin Tendulkar were present for the funeral.
Awards and recognition:-
-In 1990, he was honoured with Dronacharya Award for his services to cricket coaching.[8]
-In 2010, he was conferred with Padma Shri, one of the country's highest civilian awards in sports category at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on 7 April 2010 by the then Indian President Pratibha Patil.
-In 2010, on 12 February, he was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement' award by Gary Kirsten, the then coach of the Indian Cricket Team. This award was part of the awards given away for various categories in sports by Sports Illustrated.
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Ramakant Achrekar was born in the year 1932 in Malvan, Maharashtra. He is a cricket coach, who founded the Kamath Memorial Cricket Club based at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. Most famously, he is known for having coached the famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
Starting in 1943, Ramakant Achrekar used to play club cricket. His only first-class cricket match was the All India State Bank VS Hyderabad match in 1963. Later he became a selector, for the Mumbai cricket team.
In 1990 he was conferred the Dronacharya Award and in 2010 he was honoured with the Padma Shri.
His biography ‘Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster’s Master’ was penned by journalist Kunal Purandare.
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