Former India batsman Ashok Mankad passed away in Mumbai on Friday morning at the age of 61. He is reported to have died in his sleep.
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'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...'
BCCI President Sharad Pawar expressed shock at the sudden demise of former Test player Ashok Mankad in Mumbai on Friday.
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Mumbai skipper Wasim Jaffer was adjudged Cricketer of the Year, while the late Ashok Mankad was posthumously conferred the Lifetime Achievement award at the 'CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) Domestic awards 2009' in Delhi on Tuesday. Jaffer received a cash prize of Rs 200,000, while Cheteshwar Pujara from Saurashtra, who was named batsman of the year, and Mumbai's Dhawal Kulkarni, named bowler of the year, were handed Rs 100,000 each.
The former India middle order batsman has been given charge of the 36-times Ranji champions for two years.
Former Test batsman and Baroda coach said the Indian team should have persisted with the pacer rather than send him back just for one domestic match.
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Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh has launched another scathing attack at India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The former India cricketer has slammed Dhoni for underbowling his son and also shuffling him in the batting order. "I have played under the greatest captain - Ashok Mankad - so I know what is going around. After not playing international cricket for two years and then making a comeback is fantastic - hats off to him. The captain expects him to perform and then suddenly drops him to No 7 (against Bangladesh).
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'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'
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