Citizenship Indian Role Cricket Coach Name Ramakant Achrekar | Children Kalpana Murkar Occupation Cricket coach | |
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Organization Kamath Memorial Cricket Club Awards CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Outstanding Achievement Similar People | ||
Ramakant achrekar finally says well done sachin
Ramakant Vithal Achrekar (born 1932) was an Indian cricket coach from Mumbai. He is most famous for coaching young cricketers at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai, most notably India's greatest cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. He has also been a selector for Mumbai cricket team.
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- Ramakant achrekar finally says well done sachin
- Ramakant Achrekar A legendary cricket coach and much more
- Early life and career
- Coaching career
- Awards and recognition
- References
Ramakant Achrekar: A legendary cricket coach and much more
Early life and career
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.
Coaching career
He founded Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at Shivaji Park. He had coached & nurtured numerous cricketers, which includes the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli & Pravin Amre. He had devoted himself in coaching, to uplift the Indian cricket standards. The club is currently run by his son-in-law Deepak Murkar & daughter Kalpana Murkar.