The grit is gone!
Updated On: 02 August, 2024 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Balvinder Singh Sandhu
Before every game in the 1981 CAB Golden Jubilee tournament, Aunshuman Gaekwad would declare in the team meeting that he would score a hundred the next day, and he did—four consecutive centuries against all four zones
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Wills’ XI captain Aunshuman Gaekwad receives the Wills Trophy from then Mumbai Cricket Association president SK Wankhede after beating Indian Board President’s XI on March 17, 1985. Pic/mid-day archives
Aunshuman Gaekwad, fondly known to us all as Aunshubhai, was more than just a mentor.
When playing together for West Zone and India, bowling to him in the nets was always a challenge. Beating him at practice itself was a tough task. If I was able to beat his bat, it gave me confidence and assured me that I was bowling well.
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