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Cricket in the days gone by (Column: Close-in)
It was sad to learn of the untimely demise of Rajendra Goel. He was a left-arm slow bowler, who has the distinction of taking the highest number of wickets in Indian domestic cricket. He had a long tenure and played first-class cricket in India for more than two and a half decades.
He was a quiet, well-mannered individual, rarely made a song and dance when he got a batsman out, maybe because for him taking wickets was not a novelty. A tireless performer, he could bowl with his clockwork action the whole day long.
The incident, however, that I recall involving him is when 50 probable Indian cricketers were at a training camp in Bangalore (now Bengaluru) in 1977 before the tour to Australia. A fitness coach, Tandon, was brought from NIS Patiala to get the Indian players fit and ready. The first day was rather hilarious as many players were not able to even run three rounds of the ground. A few came tumbling down when we were made to go up and down the stairs, while many succumbed to the basic exercises put forth by the instructor.