III. Prepare the likely diary entry of Sachin Tendulkar on the day he started training in Achrekar Sir's summer camp.
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Answer:
Explanation:
Achrekar first thought that Sachin was too young to attend the camp.
Occasionally, Sachin's father took him home. Sachin would always ask his father to treat him to a special fruit cocktail at a juice centre near the club. Though it was a little unreasonable, his father would give him what he wanted, just to see him happy.
When the coach Achrekar agreed to let Sachin join the camp, he was delighted. It was an opportunity that transformed his life.
A note, which was given by his brother Ajit, served as a very personal coaching manual. It contained some thoughts about batting.
Question 4.
Why was Sachin asked to change the school?
Answer:
Sachin was asked to change the school, as the New English School did not have any cricket facilities.
Question 5.
What was the condition laid down by Sachin’s father for changing the school?
Answer:
The condition laid down by Sachin’s father for changing the school was that if Sachin is really serious about playing cricket, he would change his school.
Question 6.
How did the act with the one rupee coin help Sachin become a good cricketer?
Answer:
Winning the one-rupee coin used to give Sachin immense satisfaction and taught him to concentrate even after he was physically drained.
Question 7.
What did help Sachin to build his physical and mental stamina?
Answer:
As the last part of Sachin’s training, Achrekar would ask Sachin to run two full circuits of Shivaji Park with his pads and gloves on. Sachin would be completely exhausted by the end of it. It was a routine he would repeat right through his summer holidays. This helped him to build up his physical and mental stamina.
Question 8.
Which incident triggered the coach to be angry on Sachin?
Answer:
Once, Sachin avoided his daily evening practice to watch an inter-school cricket match. Least did he expect that his coach would be there. The coach became angry on Sachin and told him that people all over the world should watch him play.
Question 9.
Why do you think Achrekar punished Sachin?
Answer:
When the coach Achrekar was trying to teach a very important lesson, Sachin was inattentive and did not carry out his orders. So he was punished.
Question 10.
7 owe my self to him’ – What does Sachin mean by this?
Answer:
Had it not been for the coach Ramakant Achrekar, Sachin would not be the cricketer he turned out to be. Achrekar was a strict disciplinarian and did everything, he could for Sachin. So Sachin says that he owes himself to Achrekar.
Short Questions and Answers : Additional
Question 1.
What did Sachin play from a very early age?
Answer:
Sachin played tennis ball cricket with his colony friends.
Question 2.
What did Sachin often tried to emulate?
Answer:
Sachin often tried to imitate (emulate) the mannerisms of his favourite players Sunil Gavaskar and Vivian Richards.
Question 3.
Where was he studying at first?
Answer:
At first, he was studying in the New English School in Mumbai.
Question 4.
When did the coach Achrekar started playing cricket?
Answer:
Ramakant Achrekar started playing cricket at the age of eleven in 1943.
Question 5.
What was the timing given to Sachin for his practice at Shivaji Park?
Answer:
The timings were between 7.30 am and 10.30 am in the morning.
Question 6.
Why did Sachin keep a note, given by his brother all throughout his career?
Answer:
Sachin kept a note given by his brother carefully, since it contained some thoughts about batting and served as a very personal coaching manual.
Explanation:
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