Ramakant Achrekar, coach to young Sachin Tendulkar, dies at 87
Ramakant Achrekar who helped shape careers of many Mumbai cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Praveen Amre, Ajit Agarkar and Ramesh Powar died on Wednesday.
Cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar who played a key role in shaping up the career and life of Sachin Tendulkar passed away on January 2, 2019. He was 87 and died in Mumbai. Achrekar had been unwell for a while and had suffered from reduced mobility after a stroke in 2013. Every year, Tendulkar would meet his coach on Teacher's Day and share anecdotes on his learnings. (Express photo by Mohan Bane)
Ramakant Achrekar had recommended to 11-year old Tendulkar to switch schools from Bandra's New English School to Sharadashram Vidya Mandir to better his cricketing pursuits. (Express Photos By Pradip Das)
Vinod Kambli arrived at Ramakant Achrekar's residence in Mumbai to pay his respects. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Amre and another of his ward Vinod Kambli. (Express archive photo by Vivek Bendre)
Achrekar's academy in Mumbai's Shivaji Park churned out several others who played for India including Praveen Amre (in picture), Ajit Agarkar and Ramesh Powar. (Express archive photo)
Achrekar was conferred with the Dronacharya Award for coaches in Sports in 1990. In 2010, he was honoured with the Padma Shri. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)
Achrekar handing out a prize to current India middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane. (Source: Express archive photo)
Achrekar being felicitated by Sunil Gavaskar during a ceremony at Vile Parle Recreation Centre at Dinanath Natyagriha Hall. (Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)
Ramakant Achrekar at MCA ground. (Express archive photo)
