Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar remembered his childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar on his birth
anniversary on Sunday.
Tendulkar took to X to wish his late
coach on his birthday, saying that he was the man who made him the cricketer he
went on to become. He also posted a childhood picture of himself taking some
batting lessons from his beloved coach.
“To the man who made me the cricketer I
became! The lessons he taught me have stayed with me throughout my life.
Remembering you all the more on your birth anniversary. Thank you so much for
everything you did for me Achrekar Sir,” tweeted Tendulkar.
The stalwart coach passed away at the
age of 87 on January 2 back in 2019. In 1990, he was given the Dronacharya
Award for his contribution to the sport as a coach. He also received the Padma
Shri Award in 2010, one of the country’s highest civilian awards.
Tendulkar has the highest runs in Test
cricket. He has 15,921 runs in 200 matches at an average of over 53 with 51
centuries and 68 half-centuries.
In 463 ODIs, Tendulkar scored 18,426
runs at an average of 44.83. He scored 49 centuries and 96 centuries in the
format.
He also played one T20I in which he
scored 10 runs.
Combining these, Tendulkar is the highest
run-scorer in international cricket. In 664 matches, Tendulkar scored 34,357
runs at an average of 48.52. He has 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries in the
format. He is the only player to have scored 100 international tons.
Tendulkar is also a member of the 2011
ICC Cricket World Cup-winning Indian team.
ANI
