The cricket stars of yesteryear Kapil Dev, Kirti Azad, Maninder Singh, Ajay Jadeja, Surender Khanna, Sunil Valson, Murali Karthik, Nikhil Chopra and a bunch of others gathered on the National Stadium and put into perspective the immense contribution of cricket guru Gurcharan Singh on Sunday night.
Most of them had been educated by the 88-year-old Gurcharan through the years, with an equal measure of care and strictness that made them world-class.
When he noticed expertise, like when he noticed the younger Maninder play, Gurcharan would go to the mother and father and inform them to let the boy play.
Kapil Dev recalled how he was fortunate to be groomed by Desh Prem Azad in Chandigarh and Gurcharan in Delhi, as the 2 gurus have been pals and operated with the identical mindset. He additionally recalled that he loved his cricket a lot that there was by no means any want for the coach to scold him.
“Respect the teacher. Without a good teacher, nothing is possible. We should never forget our teachers. Everyone has come here. Everything is not about money. The great teacher worked hard without expecting any awards or rewards”, mentioned Kapil.
Kirti Azad recalled how a naughty boy like him was groomed so properly by the guru. Gurcharan thanked everybody, the a whole bunch of individuals assembled from across the nation, and mentioned he was completely satisfied to serve the sport.
The Padma Shri award was introduced not too long ago to the cricket guru who had obtained the Dronacharya award in 1987. It was an event for the cricketing fraternity to rejoice the wealthy contribution of Gurcharan to Indian cricket.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com