All members of India's physically challenged cricket team arrived from different parts of the country to pay their last respects to Ajit Wadekar. Haryana-based Dinesh Sain, the captain of India's physically challenged team, told mid-day: "Wadekar sir is like 'bhagwan' [God] for all of us. Actually, he is the 'janamdata' [parent] of disabled cricket. Whatever respect we are getting is only because of this man. I don't think we would have progressed had it not been for Wadekar sir.

The former India captain set up the All India Cricket Association for the Physically Challenged and spent a lot of his time working for disabled cricket. "Though being a big cricketing personality, he was very attached to our cricket and even visited talukas and districts to work for our association. I would have been happy if the Indian cricket board [BCCI] considered Wadekar sir's request to recognise our association. Being the president of the association, he worked very hard and it's now up to the BCCI to think about it positively and grant us affiliation. That would be a fine tribute to his contribution," remarked Sain.