prepare a profile of Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakanth Achrekar using the information given below
Name : Ramakanth Achrekar
Year of Birth :1932
place of Birth:Malvan, Maharashtra
occupation : Cricket coach
Founder :Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at Shivaji Park
Famous players
Trained : Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Ajith Agarkar
Awards and
Honours :Dronacharya Award in 1990, Padma Shri in 2010
Answers
Answer:
Ramakant Vithal Achrekar was born in
1932. Achrekar's 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 all-India State Bank
against Hyderabad in the Moin-ud-Dowla
tournament in 1963–64.
His life and his inspiring career have been
documented by journalist Kunal Purandare in
the book, Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster's
Master, the only biography of the renowned
coach. The book has garnered critical praise
from various publications, including the Wisden
India Almanack.
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.