Gaekwad, who had been preventing a protracted battle with blood most cancers, handed away on Wednesday on the age of 71.
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“Workforce India is carrying black armbands at the moment in reminiscence of former Indian cricketer and coach Aunshuman Gaekwad, who handed away on Wednesday,” the BCCI stated in an announcement.
India captain, Rohit Sharma, stated: “I used to be completely devastated to listen to that information. I used to be fortunate to have just a few conversations with him through the BCCI awards, and on a private observe as effectively.
“Once I was enjoying Ranji Trophy, he was there and he had just a few issues to speak about my sport as effectively, which was overwhelming for me as a result of he was such a fantastic cricketer for us.”
“It is at all times good while you study out of your seniors, perceive how cricket was performed again within the day, how robust it was after which to cross on his experiences on cricket and what his visions are about cricket. For me to grasp that was a fantastic studying at that time,” Rohit added.
