It was a 671-minute marathon and one of the slowest double centuries in Test cricket, but as Aunshuman Gaekwad built his innings and made the bowlers toil at the Burlton Park in Jalandhar, Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas couldn’t help but admire the Indian opening batter’s ‘determination and sound technique’. The former Pakistan captain and one of Gaekwad’s old friends, Abbas …
Recalling his last conversation with late cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar saluted the ex-India player and coach for immensely contributing to Indian cricket on Thursday. Former India cricketer Gaekwad passed away on Saturday night in Baroda. Paying homage to the former India head coach, Sachin said that he had the privilege of playing against the ex-Indian cricketer in …
Countering the fiercest pace bowlers in their prime, Aunshuman Gaekwad was always a picture of steely calm. Later as a coach, the former India opener was all grace, empathy and laughter with the last-mentioned attribute in full evidence when Anil Kumble got his ‘perfect ten’ against Pakistan at Delhi in 1999. However in his battle against cancer, Gaekwad, Baroda’s mainstay …
Legendary Indian cricketer Aunshuman Gaekwad passed away on Wednesday, aged 71, after losing a long battle with cancer. Gaekwad was appointed India coach in October 1997, and he continued till September 1999. In June 2018, Gaekwad was awarded the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour conferred by BCCI on a former player. BCCI president Roger Binny is …