At 47, former Mumbai wicketkeeper and Ranji Trophy-winning coach Sulakshan Kulkarni scored a gritty 100 for Apollo Cricket Club in a 'B' Division Dr HD Kanga League match at Parsee Gymkhana yesterday.


Sulakshan Kulkarni (right) celebrates his ton for Apollo Cricket Club at Parsee Gym yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble

The one-and-a-half day match, however, ended in a draw after Shivaji Park Youngsters scored 194-8, chasing Apollo's 216 in the first innings.

"I was hurt to see teams folding up for 100-150 runs. I wanted to show youngsters how to bat in different conditions, how to build a partnership. I wanted to show them what khadoos cricket is.