Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar was an Indian cricket coach from Mumbai.
12 Facts About Ramakant Achrekar
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Ramakant Achrekar was most famous for coaching young cricketers at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai, most notably Sachin Tendulkar.
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Ramakant Achrekar had been a selector for the Mumbai cricket team.
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Ramakant Achrekar won the Dronacharya Award in 1990 and Padma Shri in 2010.
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Ramakant Achrekar's playing career was not as distinguished as his coaching career.
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Ramakant Achrekar played for Young Maharashtra XI, Gul Mohar Mills and Mumbai Port.
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Ramakant Achrekar played in only one first-class cricket match, for State Bank of India against Hyderabad in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament in 1963.
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Ramakant Achrekar founded Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at Shivaji Park.
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Ramakant Achrekar coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the Test players Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Vinod Kambli, Ramesh Powar and Pravin Amre.
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Ramakant Achrekar devoted himself in coaching to raising the standard of Indian cricket.
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Ramakant Achrekar soon started to hit the ball well and Sir immediately agreed to let him join the camp.
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Ramakant Achrekar died on January 2,2019, due to the old-age ailments.