Mumbai, Aug 29: Cricket legend Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar has thanked the Maharashtra Government for its proposal to build a statue of his childhood coach late Ramakant Achrekar at the Shivaji Park, here.
Earlier, the Urban Development Department of Maharashtra on Wednesday issued a resolution outlining its plan for a 1.8-metre cube structure to be erected near Gate No 5 of Shivaji Park as a memorial to cricket coach Achrekar.
Worth mentioning that the late coach's legacy is deeply intertwined with Shivaji Park, where he founded the Kamath Memorial Cricket Club. Over four decades, he nurtured at least 13 international cricketers, including Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Agarkar, Chandrakant Pandit, Vinod Kambli, Pravin Amre, and Ramesh Powar. But he rose to fame as Sachin dominated world cricket for years.
On January 2, 2019, coach Achrekar passed away in Mumbai. He was 87. He died of age-related ailments. Several eminent cricket legends including Sachin had attended the funeral of the late coach.
