Achrekar&rsquo;s family declined the invitation from Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) given his frail health. u00a0Achrekar&rsquo;s daughter Kalpana was flooded with calls from CAB officials, requesting his presence for their grand function during the Test against the West Indies which also will be Tendulkar&rsquo;s second last international game. <img alt="Ramakant Achrekar with his daughter Kalpana" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/Ramakant-Achrekar_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 483px;" /> Ramakant Achrekar with his daughter Kalpana &ldquo;They were very keen to have my father for Tendulkar&rsquo;s second last match. They assured us of his safety and security. They had arranged for everything. But we did not want to take chances with his health. There would be a lot of heat there and we feared his health would get affected because of it.u00a0&ldquo;We are taking every precaution after the paralysis attack. We have informed CAB expressing his inability to make it to the Eden. We are grateful for the invitation though,&rdquo; Kalpana told MiD DAY yesterday. Achrekar&rsquo;s daughter said the Padmashri coach was super excited to go for the match. &ldquo;He is always ready and excited to watch Tendulkar bat. He wanted to go for the match, but we have to consider his health and age too,&rdquo; Kalpana said. However, the 82-year-old Achrekar would be present for his most famous and favourite ward&rsquo;s landmark Test at the Wankhede Stadium from November 14-18. &ldquo;He wants to come for that match. Travelling to Churchgate is still possible. There is minimum risk involved in this. So he might come for one day when Tendulkar is batting,&rdquo; Kalpana, who now looks after Achrekar&rsquo;s academy, said. It is learnt that the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will send a formal invite to Achrekar in the coming days. Kalpana said they would talk to Tendulkar regarding Achrekar&rsquo;s seating arrangement. &ldquo;We will ask Tendulkar when he comes to meet his guru. He might also have certain plans,&rdquo; Kalpana said.u00a0

Ramakant Achrekar, the first coach of Sachin Tendulkar, will not be present for the batting maestro's 199th Test at Kolkata's Eden Gardens between November 6-10.

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