Well-known cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar, man behind Sachin Tendulkar, has died aged 87. He breathed his last at his Mumbai residence at 6.30 PM. Achrekar was born in 1932 and played a key role in shaping up Tendulkar’s career over the years. Achrekar coached many young players at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park in Dadar. His most famous pupil, Tendulkar, went on to become the greatest batsman in the history of the game.
Achrekar competed in just one first-class match in his playing career but discovered and shaped the biggest batsman in international cricket after Sir Donald Bradman in Tendulkar.
Achrekar was bestowed the Padmashri award in 2010. Besides Tendulkar, he also coached some prominent players in Vinod Kambli, Pravin Amre, Sameer Dighe and Balwinder Singh Sandhu.
