Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis condoled the demise of celebrated cricket coach Wednesday, saying his contribution to the sport was unparallelled.

Achrekar focused on harnessing his wards' natural talent rather than imparting bookish knowledge, the chief minister said.

Apart from cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, Achrekar shaped the careers of players such as Vinod Kambli, Chandrakant Pandit, Ajit Agarkar and PravinAmre, Fadnavis noted.

Achrekar (87) died here following age-related ailments earlier Wednesday.

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