LOT of things can happen in less than a week. Haresh Pandya filed his final piece for this newspaper on November 4 — from his beloved Rajkot — where New Zealand beat India in the T20 international. On Saturday (November 11), news of his death sent shockwaves through India's cricketing fraternity. Pandya, 53, was loved; much loved. He would extract great delight in ensuring you were comfortable in Rajkot, recommending a good Gujarati Thali joint or a fine sweet shop that sold the special Rajkot pedas.

Haresh Pandya