Sachin Tendulkar pays tribute to Ramakant Achrekar on Guru Purnima

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar took the opportunity to remember his late coach Ramakant Achrekar on the occasion of Guru PurnimaThe legendary Indian cricketer in a tweet expressed his gratitude to Achrekar saying Guru is the one who removes the darkness of ignorance in the student Thank you Achrekar Sir for being that Guru amp guide to me and making me what I am todayThe Dronacharya awardee has trained Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli among others at Shivaji Park in Dadaru00e0u00a4u0097u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00acu00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a4u00b9u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00aeu00e0u00a4u00be u00e0u00a4u0097u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b5u00e0u00a4u00bfu00e0u00a4u00b7u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00a3u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u0083 u00e0u00a4u0097u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00a6u00e0u00a5u0087u00e0u00a4u00b5u00e0u00a5u008b u00e0u00a4u00aeu00e0u00a4u00b9u00e0u00a5u0087u00e0u00a4u00b6u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b5u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a4u0083 u00e0u00a5u00a4u00e0u00a4u0097u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u0083 u00e0u00a4u00b8u00e0u00a4u00beu00e0u00a4u0095u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b7u00e0u00a4u00beu00e0u00a4u00a4u00e0u00a5u008d u00e0u00a4u00aau00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a4u00acu00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a4u00aeu00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b9 u00e0u00a4u00a4u00e0u00a4u00b8u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00aeu00e0u00a5u0088 u00e0u00a4u00b6u00e0u00a5u008du00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a5u0080 u00e0u00a4u0097u00e0u00a5u0081u00e0u00a4u00b0u00e0u00a4u00b5u00e0u00a5u0087 u00e0u00a4u00a8u00e0u00a4u00aeu00e0u00a4u0083 u00e0u00a5u00a5Guru is the one who removes the darkness of ignorance in the student Thank you Achrekar Sir for being that Guru amp guide to me and making me what I am todayGuruPurnima pictwittercomTbd74ZdVb0mdash Sachin Tendulkar sachin_rt July 16 2019The stalwart coach passed away at the age of 87 in January this yearUpon Achrekars death Tendulkar said that his childhood coach had built the foundation of the master blasters cricketing careerCricket in heaven will be enriched with the presence of Achrekar Sir Like many of his students I learnt my ABCD of cricket under Sirs guidance His contribution to my life cannot be captured in words He built the foundation that I stand on Tendulkar saidLast month I met Sir along with some of his students and spent some time together We shared a laugh as we remembered the old times Achrekar Sir taught us the virtues of playing straight and living straight Thank you for making us a part of your life and enriching us with your coaching manual Well played Sir and May you coach more wherever you are he addedRegarded as perhaps the best batsman to have played cricket Sachin Tendulkar can be seen these days in the cricket commentary box sharing his wisdom during Indian cricket matchesWith inputs from ANICatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates