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MUMBAI: In a information which left many in Mumbai cricket in mourning, former Mumbai wicketkeeper Sharad Hazare, who was ailing for a while, handed away at his residence in 4 Bunglows, Andheri, on Monday morning. By the way, it was his 77th birthday- he was born on August 8, 1945.
Rated very extremely as a wicketkeeper, and well-known for standing as much as the stumps even to pacers and pulling off electrical stumpings, Hazare was part of Bombay’s (Mumbai) ‘golden technology’ – a workforce which created a report run of 15 consecutive Ranji Trophy titles-between 1958 and 1973. In 44 First-Class video games, he effected 110 dismissals (81 catches & 29 stumpings) and scored 438 runs@12.16.
In native cricket, he performed for Tara Sports activities Membership and PJ Hindu Gymkhana. He was unfortunate to not play for India-the closest he got here to an India cap was when he was part of the squad for the Chepauk Madras (Chennai now) Check within the 1969 dwelling sequence in opposition to Australia.
Wealthy tributes flowed for the highly-skilled gloveman. “He was the most effective wicketkeepers in India. Together with ‘Paddy’ (Padmalkar) Shivalkar and Pandurang Salgaonkar, he was some of the unlucky cricketers to haven’t performed for India. He was a low-profile man, and maybe that labored in opposition to him. He was much better than just a few ‘keepers who went on to play for India,” former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar instructed TOI.
Describing what made Hazare p articular with the gloves, Vengsarkar stated, “His hallmark was that he was extraordinarily gutsy and had a superb anticipation. He was so good behind the stumps that he by no means needed to dive for something. He was excellent on the leg aspect, which is a tough aspect for a ‘keeper. He was one the few wicketkeepers who would stand as much as the stumps to the quick bowlers. He would try this even within the nets. And thoughts you, he would try this with out sporting any helmet or headgear! He was good on any track-turning or bouncing, pulling off good catches and stumpings. He was a really reliable ‘keeper.”
“He was additionally a really helpful batsman down the road. Each time the workforce wanted him to chip in with the bat in shut video games, he delivered,” he added.
At Tata SC, Hazare mentored former India wicketkeeper Kiran Extra. “He was the very best wicketkeeper when it comes to standing as much as quick bowlers in India. Since he was my senior at Tata SC, I learnt about how to do this quite a bit from him. He had lovely, delicate fingers,” praised Extra.
Hazare grew up in the identical locality, close to Bhatia Hospital, Tardeo as batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, Milind Rege and Sudhir Naik. “I’ve performed with him for Tatas, Bombay (Mumbai) and West Zone. I, and Sudhir Naik and Hazare joined Tatas on the identical day-August 2, 1968,” recalled Rege. “He was mine and Sunil’s idol, we was once in awe of him! I do not recall Hazare dropping a single likelihood. The more serious the wicket, the higher his wicketkeeping can be, which is the hallmark of an amazing ‘keeper. He was a pure, born to ‘preserve. He was one of many few cricketers who have been by no means dropped from the Mumbai workforce even when our India stars have been accessible,” he reminisced.
Recalling a well-known occasion which illustrated Hazare’s guts of metal, Rege stated, “In a knockout sport in opposition to Bengal, he stored wickets for us on all 5 days, and batted too, regardless of being hit on the mouth and receiving 4 stitches on the mouth. He could not eat something, so was having soup with a straw.”
Decoding why Hazare was so good whereas standing as much as the quicks, Rege stated, “He was within the (ex-India wicketkeeper) Naren Tamhane mould. Tamhane, who too performed for the Tatas, was his guru. In our time, the nets can be simply six inches or one foot behind the stumps. So, folks like Hazare and Tamhane would rise up the ‘keeper in observe even when the speedsters have been bowling. That is additionally why he was an amazing leg-side ‘keeper. Abdul Ismail would bowl his inswingers on the leg stump, and Hazare would stump the batsman. It wasn’t simple to ‘preserve within the Occasions Protect in Might on a turning monitor with Shivalkar bowling, however Hazare would do a superb job of it.”
“After I was an under-15 cricketer, my guru, Naren Tamhane, would ask me to study by watching him. He was excellent,” stated ex-Mumbai ‘keeper Sulakshan Kulkarni.
Rated very extremely as a wicketkeeper, and well-known for standing as much as the stumps even to pacers and pulling off electrical stumpings, Hazare was part of Bombay’s (Mumbai) ‘golden technology’ – a workforce which created a report run of 15 consecutive Ranji Trophy titles-between 1958 and 1973. In 44 First-Class video games, he effected 110 dismissals (81 catches & 29 stumpings) and scored 438 runs@12.16.
In native cricket, he performed for Tara Sports activities Membership and PJ Hindu Gymkhana. He was unfortunate to not play for India-the closest he got here to an India cap was when he was part of the squad for the Chepauk Madras (Chennai now) Check within the 1969 dwelling sequence in opposition to Australia.
Wealthy tributes flowed for the highly-skilled gloveman. “He was the most effective wicketkeepers in India. Together with ‘Paddy’ (Padmalkar) Shivalkar and Pandurang Salgaonkar, he was some of the unlucky cricketers to haven’t performed for India. He was a low-profile man, and maybe that labored in opposition to him. He was much better than just a few ‘keepers who went on to play for India,” former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar instructed TOI.
Describing what made Hazare p articular with the gloves, Vengsarkar stated, “His hallmark was that he was extraordinarily gutsy and had a superb anticipation. He was so good behind the stumps that he by no means needed to dive for something. He was excellent on the leg aspect, which is a tough aspect for a ‘keeper. He was one the few wicketkeepers who would stand as much as the stumps to the quick bowlers. He would try this even within the nets. And thoughts you, he would try this with out sporting any helmet or headgear! He was good on any track-turning or bouncing, pulling off good catches and stumpings. He was a really reliable ‘keeper.”
“He was additionally a really helpful batsman down the road. Each time the workforce wanted him to chip in with the bat in shut video games, he delivered,” he added.
At Tata SC, Hazare mentored former India wicketkeeper Kiran Extra. “He was the very best wicketkeeper when it comes to standing as much as quick bowlers in India. Since he was my senior at Tata SC, I learnt about how to do this quite a bit from him. He had lovely, delicate fingers,” praised Extra.
Hazare grew up in the identical locality, close to Bhatia Hospital, Tardeo as batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, Milind Rege and Sudhir Naik. “I’ve performed with him for Tatas, Bombay (Mumbai) and West Zone. I, and Sudhir Naik and Hazare joined Tatas on the identical day-August 2, 1968,” recalled Rege. “He was mine and Sunil’s idol, we was once in awe of him! I do not recall Hazare dropping a single likelihood. The more serious the wicket, the higher his wicketkeeping can be, which is the hallmark of an amazing ‘keeper. He was a pure, born to ‘preserve. He was one of many few cricketers who have been by no means dropped from the Mumbai workforce even when our India stars have been accessible,” he reminisced.
Recalling a well-known occasion which illustrated Hazare’s guts of metal, Rege stated, “In a knockout sport in opposition to Bengal, he stored wickets for us on all 5 days, and batted too, regardless of being hit on the mouth and receiving 4 stitches on the mouth. He could not eat something, so was having soup with a straw.”
Decoding why Hazare was so good whereas standing as much as the quicks, Rege stated, “He was within the (ex-India wicketkeeper) Naren Tamhane mould. Tamhane, who too performed for the Tatas, was his guru. In our time, the nets can be simply six inches or one foot behind the stumps. So, folks like Hazare and Tamhane would rise up the ‘keeper in observe even when the speedsters have been bowling. That is additionally why he was an amazing leg-side ‘keeper. Abdul Ismail would bowl his inswingers on the leg stump, and Hazare would stump the batsman. It wasn’t simple to ‘preserve within the Occasions Protect in Might on a turning monitor with Shivalkar bowling, however Hazare would do a superb job of it.”
“After I was an under-15 cricketer, my guru, Naren Tamhane, would ask me to study by watching him. He was excellent,” stated ex-Mumbai ‘keeper Sulakshan Kulkarni.
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