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Anshuman Gaekwad, former India batter and coach, no more
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Anshuman Gaekwad, former India batter and coach, no more

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Anshuman Gaekwad, who epitomised gutsy batting in the pre-helmet era and stood up to one particularly vicious pace barrage led by Michael Holding on the 1976 Test tour of the West Indies, died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. A second generation India Test cricketer – his father Dattajirao Gaekwad played 11 Tests between 1952 and 1961 …

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Anshuman Gaekwad, former India cricketer and coach, passes away at 71 after prolonged battle with cancer
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Anshuman Gaekwad, former India cricketer and coach, passes away at 71 after prolonged battle with cancer

Hindustan Times  

Former India cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad has passed away aged 71, following a prolonged battle with cancer. Anshuman Gaekwad BCCI's secretary Jay Shah took to his official X account to express his condolences to Gaekwad's family and friends. In a heartfelt gesture, the BCCI secretary had earlier pledged INR 1 crore to support the former Indian cricketer, personally reaching out to …

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Indian cricket legend Aunshuman Gaekwad passes away at 71
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian cricket legend Aunshuman Gaekwad passes away at 71

The Hindu  

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 …

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IND vs ENG, 3rd Test Day 3: Why are Indian players wearing black armbands
10 months, 1 week ago

IND vs ENG, 3rd Test Day 3: Why are Indian players wearing black armbands

The Hindu  

The Indian team wore black armbands during the third Test against England in Rajkot in memory of former India captain Dattajirao Gaekwad, who passed away earlier this week. “Team India will be wearing black arm bands in memory of Dattajirao Gaekwad, former India captain and India’s oldest Test cricketer who passed away recently,” BCCI posted on its official X handle. …

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I wanted to quit cricket at 22, but Gaekwad sir motivated me to play for India: Mongia
10 months, 1 week ago

I wanted to quit cricket at 22, but Gaekwad sir motivated me to play for India: Mongia

The Hindu  

Nayan Mongia still remembers that evening in early 1991 when Dattajirao Gaekwad called him and asked why he had not turned up for Baroda’s practice sessions for the past five days. Like most of Gaekwad’s wards, Mongia, too, found it hard to come to terms with the fact that ‘sir’ would no longer be available for a chat on cricket. …

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Review of Aditya Bhushan’s Guts amidst Bloodbath, The Aunshuman Gaekwad Narrative : True-blue opener
1 year, 3 months ago

Review of Aditya Bhushan’s Guts amidst Bloodbath, The Aunshuman Gaekwad Narrative : True-blue opener

The Hindu  

Opening in cricket, especially Tests, is never easy. Gaekwad’s doughty approach against the fearsome West Indian fast bowlers and the overall assurance he lent atop the batting tree had to be chronicled and Aditya Bhushan attempts that in Guts amidst Bloodbath, The Aunshuman Gaekwad Narrative. The book starts with the gritty 81 that Gaekwad etched against a menacing Michael Holding …

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IPL 2020: CSK’s Ruturaj to undergo two more COVID tests - Cricket News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

IPL 2020: CSK’s Ruturaj to undergo two more COVID tests - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Young Chennai Super Kings batsman Ruturaj Gaekwad, who tested positive for COVID-19 last month, will undergo two fresh tests starting Sunday and could miss the first few games of the Indian Premier League. Thirteen members of the CSK contingent tested positive for the virus and two of them were players - Gaekwad and Deepak Chahar. Gaekwad, an India ‘A’ regular …

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Dattajirao Gaekwad - only living Indian to have played against Everton Weekes
4 years, 5 months ago

Dattajirao Gaekwad - only living Indian to have played against Everton Weekes

The Hindu  

Dattajirao Gaekwad is the only living Indian cricketer to have played against the immortal three West Indian ‘Ws’ in Tests. Providing insight into Weeke’s batting, Dattajirao observed, “Even when leg-spinning great Subhash Gupte, who had a vicious leg-break, a deceptive googly, and plenty of variations flighted, Weekes would stay inside the crease and take runs off him. And it was …

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