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	He founded Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at [[Shivaji Park]]. He coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the [[Test cricket\|Test]] players [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Ajit Agarkar]], [[Chandrakant Pandit]], [[Vinod Kambli]], [[Ramesh Powar]] and [[Pravin Amre]]. He devoted himself in coaching to raising the standard of Indian cricket. The club is currently run by his daughter Vishakha Dalvi and Kalpana Murkar, grandson Soham Dalvi and Pradosh Mayekar, he was also a legend in 1945 cricket.		He founded Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at [[Shivaji Park]]. He coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the [[Test cricket\|Test]] players [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Ajit Agarkar]], [[Chandrakant Pandit]], [[Vinod Kambli]], [[Ramesh Powar]] and [[Pravin Amre]]. He devoted himself in coaching to raising the standard of Indian cricket. The club is currently run by his daughter Vishakha Dalvi and Kalpana Murkar, grandson Soham Dalvi and Pradosh Mayekar, he was also a legend in 1945 cricket.
	<ref>{{cite web\|title='We have the talent, our problem is attitude!'\|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/jul/20a.htm\|access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Play ruins play at Shivaji Park\|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=\|access-date=15 March 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130411102504/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|title='We have the talent, our problem is attitude!'\|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/jul/20a.htm\|access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Play ruins play at Shivaji Park\|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=\|access-date=15 March 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411102504/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

			It was Ajit Tendulkar ( Sachin Tendulkar's elder brother) who took Sachin Tendulkar to Ramakant Achrekar's Cricket Summer camp to improve his batting skills.Anyone could come for a trial at the camp and then, it was Sir’s discretion to admit or reject the candidate.

			Sachin Tendulkar had never batted at the nets before and felt somewhat overawed with so many people around. And when Sir asked him to bat, he was not at all comfortable. With Sir looking at him closely, he failed to make an impact and was a disappointment.Soon after he had finished batting, Sir called Ajit aside and informed him that he(Sachin) was perhaps too young to make to the camp and he should bring Sachin back when he was a little older.

			Ajit mentioned to Sir that Sachin was nervous and that Sir should give him one more opportunity in 30 minutes time. However, while doing so, Sir should pretend to go away and look at his batting from a distance. He agreed and things changed. Sachin was asked to bat again in some time and without Sir’s trained eyes scrutinizing him, he was at ease. He soon started to hit the ball well and Sir immediately agreed to let him join the camp.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ramakant Achrekar, the guru who gave Cricket Sachin Tendulkar \|url=https://www.dailyo.in/sports/ramakant-achrekar-passes-away-the-guru-who-gave-cricket-sachin-tendulkar/story/1/28680.html \|access-date=2022-06-04 \|website=www.dailyo.in}}</ref>

	== Illness and death ==		== Illness and death ==
	Ramakant Achrekar died on January 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02\|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai\|newspaper=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-07\|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.		Ramakant Achrekar died on January, 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02\|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai\|newspaper=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-07\|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.

	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==

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	== Illness and death ==		== Illness and death ==
	Ramakant Achrekar died on January, 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02\|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai\|newspaper=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-07\|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.		Ramakant Achrekar died on January 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02\|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai\|newspaper=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-07\|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.

	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==

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	==Coaching career==		==Coaching career==
	He founded Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at [[Shivaji Park]]. He coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the [[Test cricket\|Test]] players [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Ajit Agarkar]], [[Chandrakant Pandit]], [[Vinod Kambli]], [[Ramesh Powar]] and [[Pravin Amre]]. He devoted himself in coaching to raising the standard of Indian cricket. The club is currently run by his daughter Vishakha Dalvi and Kalpana Murkar, grandson Soham Dalvi and Pradosh Mayekar he was also a legend in 1945 cricket		He founded Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at [[Shivaji Park]]. He coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the [[Test cricket\|Test]] players [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Ajit Agarkar]], [[Chandrakant Pandit]], [[Vinod Kambli]], [[Ramesh Powar]] and [[Pravin Amre]]. He devoted himself in coaching to raising the standard of Indian cricket. The club is currently run by his daughter Vishakha Dalvi and Kalpana Murkar, grandson Soham Dalvi and Pradosh Mayekar, he was also a legend in 1945 cricket.
	.<ref>{{cite web\|title='We have the talent, our problem is attitude!'\|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/jul/20a.htm\|access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Play ruins play at Shivaji Park\|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=\|access-date=15 March 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130411102504/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|title='We have the talent, our problem is attitude!'\|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/jul/20a.htm\|access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Play ruins play at Shivaji Park\|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=\|access-date=15 March 2013\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130411102504/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

	== Illness and death ==		== Illness and death ==
	Ramakant Achrekar died on January 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02\|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai\|newspaper=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-07\|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.		Ramakant Achrekar died on January, 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02\|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai\|newspaper=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-07\|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.

	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==

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	Ramakant Achrekar died on January, 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02\|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai\|newspaper=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-07\|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.		Ramakant Achrekar died on January 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02\|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai\|newspaper=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-07\|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.

	==Awards and recognition==		==Awards and recognition==

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'''Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar''' (1932 – 2 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar’s coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 87 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-5520509/ |access-date=2 January 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=2 January 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> was an Indian [[cricket]] coach from [[Mumbai]]. He was most famous for coaching young cricketers at [[Shivaji Park]] in [[Dadar]], Mumbai, most notably [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. He had also been a selector for the Mumbai cricket team. He also won the [[Dronacharya Award]] in 1990 and Padma Shri in 2010

==Early life and career==
Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar was born in 1932. His playing career was not as distinguished as his coaching career. He started playing cricket in 1943. In 1945, he played club cricket for New Hind Sports Club. He also played for Young Maharashtra XI, Gul Mohar Mills and Mumbai Port. He played in only one [[first-class cricket]] match, for [[State Bank of India cricket team|State Bank of India]] against Hyderabad in the [[Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/38/38037/First-Class_Matches|name=First-Class Matches Played by Ramakant Achrekar (1)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Abhishek |title=Ramakant Achrekar’s only First-Class match - Cricket Country |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/teachers-day-ramakant-achrekars-only-first-class-match-183151 |website=Cricket Country |access-date=2 January 2019 |date=2 October 2016}}</ref>

His life and his inspiring career have been documented by journalist Kunal Purandare in the biography, ''Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster's Master''. The book has garnered critical praise from various publications, including the Wisden India Almanack.

==Coaching career==
He founded Kamath Memorial Cricket Club at [[Shivaji Park]]. He coached and nurtured numerous cricketers, including the [[Test cricket|Test]] players [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Ajit Agarkar]], [[Chandrakant Pandit]], [[Vinod Kambli]], [[Ramesh Powar]] and [[Pravin Amre]]. He devoted himself in coaching to raising the standard of Indian cricket. The club is currently run by his daughter Vishakha Dalvi and Kalpana Murkar, grandson Soham Dalvi and Pradosh Mayekar he was also a legend in 1945 cricket
.<ref>{{cite web|title='We have the talent, our problem is attitude!'|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/jul/20a.htm|access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Play ruins play at Shivaji Park|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=|access-date=15 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130411102504/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=2&contentid=20111220201112200203486706b71d491&subsite=|archive-date=11 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Illness and death ==
Ramakant Achrekar died on January, 2, 2019, due to the old-age ailments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ramakant-achrekar-dead-sachin-tendulkar-coach-vinod-kambli-1422038-2019-01-02|title=Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar dies aged 86 in Mumbai|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-01-07|agency=Ist}}</ref> Numerous famous cricket personalities including [[Sachin Tendulkar]] were present for the funeral.

==Awards and recognition==

* In 1990, he was honoured with [[Dronacharya Award]] for his services to cricket coaching.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Awardees for "Dronacharya Award"|url=http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/7000365931.htm|access-date=14 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120012751/http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/7000365931.htm|archive-date=20 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* In 2010, he was conferred with [[Padma Shri]], one of the country's highest civilian awards in sports category at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] in New Delhi on 7 April 2010 by the then Indian President [[Pratibha Patil]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ramakant Vithal Achrekar gets Padma Shri Awards 2010|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/awards/awards-and-honours/President-Pratibha-Patil-Ramakant-Vithal-Achrekar/articleshow/5772755.cms|access-date=13 March 2013 | work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* In 2010, on 12 February, he was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement' award by [[Gary Kirsten]], the then coach of the Indian Cricket Team. This award was part of the awards given away for various categories in sports by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ramakant Achrekar: Coach of Sachin Tendulkar : The True Dronacharya|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2011/02/21/ramakant-achrekar-coach-of-sachin-tendulkar-the-true-dronacharya/|access-date=13 March 2013}}</ref>

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last1=Purandare |first1=Kunal |title=Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster's Master |date=2016 |publisher=Lotus Collection/Roli Books |isbn=9789351941163 |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Ramakant_Achrekar.html?id=1D1MnQAACAAJ |language=en}}

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web |last1=Panicker |first1=Prem |author-link1=Prem Panicker |title=Rediff On The NeT: The cricket interview/Ramakant Achrekar |url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/1998/jul/20a.htm |website=[[Rediff.com]] |date=20 July 1998}}
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