The 71-year-old revered coach, who was seated in the President’s Box, shed tears when his most famous and favourite ward got out. “He was very sad when Sachin got out. He cried a bit later. I had to convince him that we would see Sachin bat again in the second innings. He was okay later on,” Achrekar’s daughter Kalpana told MiD DAY.

Ramakant Achrekar