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Famend cricket trainer Vasoo Paranjape passes away


Former India cricketer and trainer Vasoo Paranjape gave up the ghost at 82 in Mumbai on Monday. He used to be thought to be a mentor of stalwarts like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma to call a couple of. He additionally gave Gavaskar the nickname ‘Sunny’.

Born on November 21, 1938 in Gujarat, Paranjape used to be a former Ranji Trophy participant and a trainer on the Nationwide Cricket Academy. He used to be the daddy of former India and Mumbai cricketer Jatin Paranjape.

The cricketing global went right into a state of mourning after the scoop broke, with personalities like Ravi Shastri and Vinod Kambli taking to Twitter to information their condolences.

“Truly saddened on the dying of Vasoo Paranjape. He used to be an establishment within the sport with an actual sure vibe in no matter he did. Condolences to @jats72 and the circle of relatives. God bless his soul,” tweeted Shastri.

Ex-cricketer Kambli tweeted “Truly unhappy to listen to about Vasoo Paranjape ji. My inner most condolences and would possibly his soul relaxation in peace.”

Paranjape performed 29 suits for Mumbai and Baroda from 1956/57-1969/70, making 785 runs and choosing nine wickets. He made two centuries and two half-centuries in his occupation with the most efficient ranking of 127 runs.



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