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Sachin Tendulkar showing Kamath Memorial Cricket Club of Shivaji Park in the photo.
A statue of Ramakant Achrekar sir, the coach of legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, will be installed at Kamath Memorial Cricket Club located in Shivaji Park, Mumbai. Sachin Tendulkar himself has given this information in a social post on Saturday.
The 51-year-old former batsman posted a selfie on Instagram on Saturday and wrote – ‘I am pointing towards the place from where my journey started – Kamath Memorial Cricket Club in Shivaji Park. Soon the presence of Achrekar sir will be immortalized here with his statue. This will be a true tribute to the man who shaped the lives of countless people.
In this photo, Sachin was seen showing the Kamath Memorial Cricket Club located at Shivaji Park.
Achrekar’s awards and honors…
- In 1990, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award for cricket coaching.
- In 2010, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the then Indian President Pratibha Patil.
- On 12 February 2010, he was honored with the ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ by Gary Kirsten, the then coach of the Indian cricket team. The award was part of the awards given by Sports Illustrated for various categories in sports.
Maharashtra government gives approval on Sports Day
On the occasion of Sports Day on August 29, the Maharashtra government approved the proposal to install a 6 feet tall statue of Achrekar near Gate No. 5 of Shivaji Park. It will be the responsibility of the Municipal Corporation to build it. On this, Sachin had said that Achrekar sir has had a great influence on my life and the lives of many others. I speak on behalf of all their students. His life revolved around cricket at Shivaji Park. It must have been his wish to always live in Shivaji Park. I am very happy with the government’s decision to build Achrekar sir’s statue at his birthplace.
Sachin Tendulkar had made this post 2 days ago on 29th August.
Died in 2019, produced 14 international cricketers
Ramakant Achrekar died on 2 January 2019 at the age of 87. 14 cricketers who learned cricket from him have been part of the Indian team. These include Sachin Tendulkar, Ramnath Parkar, Eknath Solkar, Balwinder Singh Sidhu, Lalchand Rajput, Chandrakant Pandit, Praveen Amre, Vinod Kambli, Sameer Dighe, Sanjay Bangar, Paras Mhambre, Ramesh Pawar, Ajit Agarkar and Sairaj Bahule.
