Ramakant Achrekar

Ramakant Achrekar
Born Malvan,[1] Maharashtra, India
Citizenship Indian
Occupation Cricket coach
Organization Kamath Memorial Cricket Club
Children Kalpana Murkar
Awards Padma Shri
Dronacharya Award

Ramakant Vithal Achrekar (born 1932) is an Indian cricket coach from Mumbai. He is most famous for coaching young cricketers at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai. He has been a selector for Mumbai cricket team.

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.

Coaching career

He founded Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at Shivaji Park. It is currently run by his son-in-law Deepak Murkar & daughter Kalpana Murkar.[2][3]

List of notable students

His most famous and successful pupil is Sachin Tendulkar, who was India's most-capped player and leading run-scorer, in both Test and ODI cricket as well as a former national captain. Other notable cricketers who have been under his tutelage and have gone on to represent India and domestic cricket include

Awards and recognition

References

  1. Williams, Richard (21 February 1993). "Cricket: A bat, a ball, and a million dreams". The Independent (London). Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. "'We have the talent, our problem is attitude!'". Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. "Play ruins play at Shivaji Park". Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  4. "Sports Awardees for "Dronacharya Award"". Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  5. "Ramakant Vithal Achrekar gets Padma Shri Awards 2010". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  6. "Ramakant Achrekar: Coach of Sachin Tendulkar : The True Dronacharya". Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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