Sachin Tendulkar Remembers Ramakant Achrekar On Teacher's Day

Ramakant Achrekar is a known figure in Indian Cricket, as he was the one, who presented Sachin Tendulkar to India. He was the godfather of Sachin Tendulkar, who learnt all his masterclass. As India celebrate Teacher’s day, Sachin Tendulkar went back to his learning days, where he received a lot of life lessons from Ramakant Achrekar.

I shall always remain grateful – Sachin Tendulkar

Teachers’ Day is celebrated in India on September 5 to mark a special day for the appreciation of teachers. The legendary cricketers don’t want to miss his wish to ”Late” Achrekar sir. Sachin Tendulkar revealed that he not only received tips to play straight with his willow but also learnt how to be straight and honest in life.

“Teachers impart not just education but also values. Achrekar Sir taught me to play straight – on the field and in life. I shall always remain grateful to him for his immeasurable contribution in my life. His lessons continue to guide me today. #TeachersDay”. Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet read.

Teachers impart not just education but also values. Achrekar Sir taught me to play straight – on the field and in life.
I shall always remain grateful to him for his immeasurable contribution in my life.
His lessons continue to guide me today. #TeachersDay pic.twitter.com/kr6hYIVXwt

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 5, 2019

The 46-year-old made his debut for India at the age of 16 and immediately became country’s favourite cricketer. He aggregated 34,357 runs across formats, which is more than 6,000 runs ahead of the second-placed former Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara.

Regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Tendulkar holds the record of being the highest run-scorer of all time in the international cricket, having notched up 18,426 runs in ODI and 15,921 runs in Test matches.

Ramakant Achrekar passed away at the age of 87 on 2 January 2019. Alongside Sachin Tendulkar, a lot of his students were present during the cremation and paid their last respects to him.

“Cricket in heaven will be enriched with the presence of (Ramakant) Achrekar sir. Like many of his students, I learnt my ABCD of cricket under Sir’s guidance. His contribution to my life cannot be captured in words. He built the foundation that I stand on.” Sachin said after Achrekar passed away.