New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Pravin Amre said that a memorial of late coach Ramakant Achrekar will serve as a great motivation for budding cricketers. The renowned coach is well know for producing some of the best cricketers for the Indian men’s national team, including legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli, Ajit Agarkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Ramesh Powar, Lalchand Rajput, and Amre.
On December 3, Tendulkar will be one of the prominent guests to unveil the memorial of the renowned coach Achrekar at the Gate No.5 of the Shivaji Park, as per reports from news agency PTI. The move comes after the Maharashtra government gave a nod with a resolution passed in August this year for the installation of the statue. The memorial is said to be of a six-feet height.
Amre, who played 11 Test matches and 37 One-Day Internationals for India between 1991 and 1994, paid tributes to his late coach and emphasised the importance of his memorial will set a big example for the posterity.
“For us, it’s a really, really big moment, simply because we all know the contribution he made for us… and not only as cricketers, our careers as coaches have also been successful because of our guru Achrekar sir,” Amre told PTI during an event to announce the unveiling of the memorial here.
“This is what we wanted because our guru used to be at the Shivaji Park all the time, he used to call it ‘karma bhoomi’ and the unveiling of the memorial is happening here, that’s the biggest thing for us and this can be motivating for the new generation.
“We started under him as school cricketers, then we became college cricketers, we played for our respective offices, then Ranji Trophy and then for the country. He was on that journey with us, from a school cricketer to Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar,” he added.
Achrekar was bestowed with the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 1990 and the Padma Shri in 2010. He passed away in January 2019 due to age-old ailments.
On December 3, Sachin Tendulkar will be one of the prominent guests to unveil the memorial of the renowned coach Ramakant Achrekar at the Gate No.5 of the Shivaji Park, as per reports. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
