Who is Mr Ramakant Achrekar?

He 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. His life and his inspiring career have been documented by journalist Kunal Purandare in the biography, Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster’s Master.

What are some of the things that achrekar did?

‘Achrekar Sir’ produced many a cricketers at his academy Kamat Memorial in Shivaji Park, where he also lived close by, but his greatest contribution to the world of cricket was honing Sachin Tendulkar, the man who scored most international hundreds, most Test runs, most ODI runs, and played most Tests, among many other …

What was the Speciality in Achrekar Sir character?

He is a cricket coach, who founded the Kamath Memorial Cricket Club based at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. Most famously, he is known for having coached the famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Starting in 1943, Ramakant Achrekar used to play club cricket.

Is Achrekar a Brahmin?

Achrekar is particularly recognised for her Brahmin Brahmachari series, in which the figure of a Brahmin boy is foregrounded — tonsured-headed, traditionally attired and often quietly intense — superimposed upon Sanskrit verses and traditional manuscript imagery.