Waking up on Wednesday morning to the shocking news of Milind Rege’s passing felt nothing short of losing my support system. Milind, along with his wife Raj, was the driving force for me and it’s going to be tough for me and my family to digest the fact of him not going to be around.

Milind Rege made a great contribution to my career, starting with giving me a job at Tatas and then making me a playing member of the Cricket Club of India (CCI). That was on the cricket front. When I was struggling to cope with a certain trying period in my personal life, Milind and his family were there for me.