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Prose Chapter 1 Learning the Game

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Question.
Who were Sachin’s favourite players?
Answer:
Sachin’s favourite players were Sunil Gavaskar and West Indian legend Viv Richards.

Question.
What was special about Shardashram Vidyamandir in Mumbai?
Answer:
Shardashram Vidyamandir gave due importance to the game of cricket.

Question.
What was the opportunity that transformed the life of Sachin?
Answer:
When the coach Achrekar agreed to let Sachin join the camp, he was delighted. It was an opportunity that transformed his life.

Question.
What sort of conversations did Ajit and Sachin have while travelling?
Answer:
Ajit and Sachin would talk a lot about the precise changes of in batting.

Question.
What routine did Sachin follow in washing his clothes?
Answer:
Sachin’s routine was to wash his only one set of cricket clothes, as soon as he returned from his morning session. He would dry them and would wear them again in the afternoon. The pattern was repeated in the evening so that he could use the same set of clothes the following morning.

Question.
What did Achrekar inform Ajit?
Answer:
Achrekar informed Ajit that Sachin had the potential to be a good cricketer, if he practised all the year around.

Question.
What was the suggestion given by Achrekar to Sachin’s father?
Answer:
Achrekar suggested Sachin’s father to change his son’s school. He wanted him to come to Shardashram Vidhyamandir, where Achrekar was the cricket coach.

Question.

What acted as a safety valve?
Answer:
All of Sachin’s excess energies were getting channelled into cricket. This acted as a kind of safety valve to him.

Question.
What did Sachin do during the thirty minute break?
Answer:
During the thirty-minute break, Achrekar would often give Sachin some money to go and have a Vadapav, a popular Mumbai fast food.

Question.

What is the intense ‘fifteen minutes’ mentioned?
Answer:
Towards the last fifteen minutes, Achrekar would place a one rupee coin on top of the stumps and if Sachin managed to avoid getting out, the coin was his. In this session every bowler in the camp, would come and bowl to him with some sixty to seventy boys fielding. It meant that he had to hit every ball along the ground to survive those intense fifteen minutes.

Question.
What did Sachin’s father do just to make Sachin happy?
Answer:
Sachin’s father would always end up giving Sachin what he wanted just to see him happy.

Question.
What did embarrass Sachin in the bus?
Answer:
It was a challenge for Sachin to stand with his kitbag in the bus. The conductors would complain about Sachin taking up the space of another passenger. They were often rude to him and would sometimes ask him to buy two tickets. This situation was so embarrassing to Sachin.Question.

What made Sachin forget, to go to the nets?
Answer:
Sachin felt that playing with his friends at home was such a fun that he would conveniently forget to go to the nets.

Question.
What did Achrekar advise Sachin?
Answer:
Achrekar would advise Sachin not to waste his time playing disordered games with the kids. Cricket is waiting for him at the nets. Practice hard and see what magic it can show.

A. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Question 1.
What was coach Achrekar’s first impression on Sachin?
Answer:
Achrekar’s first impression on Sachin was that he felt he was too young to make the camp.

Question 2.
Why did Sachin feel that the schedule of the camp was ‘rigorous’?
Answer:
The camp involved a session every morning and evening at Shivaji Park. Sachin would practice between 7.30 am and 10.30 am. He would again go in the afternoon and practice till late evening. He would be exhausted at the end of the day. Thus the schedule was rigorous.

Question 3.

What did serve as a very personal coaching manual to Sachin?
Answer:
A note, which was given by his brother Ajit, served as a very personal coaching manual. It contained some thoughts about batting.

Question 4.
Why was Sachin asked to change the school?
Answer:
Sachin was asked to change the school, as the New English School did not have any cricket facilities.

Question 5.
What was the condition laid down by Sachin’s father for changing the school?
Answer:
The condition laid down by Sachin’s father for changing the school was that if Sachin is really serious about playing cricket, he would change his school.

Question 6.
How did the act with the one rupee coin help Sachin become a good cricketer?
Answer:
Winning the one-rupee coin used to give Sachin immense satisfaction and taught him to concentrate even after he was physically drained.

Question 7.
What did help Sachin to build his physical and mental stamina?
Answer:
As the last part of Sachin’s training, Achrekar would ask Sachin to run two full circuits of Shivaji Park with his pads and gloves on. Sachin would be completely exhausted by the end of it. It was a routine he would repeat right through his summer holidays. This helped him to build up his physical and mental stamina.

Question 8.
Which incident triggered the coach to be angry on Sachin?
Answer:
Once, Sachin avoided his daily evening practice to watch an inter-school cricket match. Least did he expect that his coach would be there. The coach became angry on Sachin and told him that people all over the world should watch him play.

Question 9.

Why do you think Achrekar punished Sachin?
Answer:
When the coach Achrekar was trying to teach a very important lesson, Sachin was inattentive and did not carry out his orders. So he was punished.

Question 10.
7 owe my self to him’ – What does Sachin mean by this?
Answer:
Had it not been for the coach Ramakant Achrekar, Sachin would not be the cricketer he turned out to be. Achrekar was a strict disciplinarian and did everything, he could for Sachin. So Sachin says that he owes himself to Achrekar.

Short Questions and Answers : Additional

Question 1.
What did Sachin play from a very early age?
Answer:
Sachin played tennis ball cricket with his colony friends.

Question 2.
What did Sachin often tried to emulate?
Answer:
Sachin often tried to imitate (emulate) the mannerisms of his favourite players Sunil Gavaskar and Vivian Richards.

Question 3.
Where was he studying at first?
Answer:
At first, he was studying in the New English School in Mumbai.

Question 4.
When did the coach Achrekar started playing cricket?
Answer:
Ramakant Achrekar started playing cricket at the age of eleven in 1943.                                    

Question 5.What was the timing given to Sachin for his practice at Shivaji Park?                      Answer:

The timings were between 7.30 am and 10.30 am in the morning.

Question 6.
Why did Sachin keep a note, given by his brother all throughout his career?
Answer:
Sachin kept a note given by his brother carefully, since it contained some thoughts about batting and served as a very personal coaching manual.

Question 7.
How many matches did Sachin play in his first year at Shardarshram?
Answer:
In the first year at Shardashram, Sachin played fifty-five practice matches during the summer break of sixty days.

Question 8.
What was Sachin’s regular demand, while going home with his father?
Answer:
Sachin would always ask his father to treat him to a special fruit cocktail at a juice centre near the club.

Question 9.
What was a great learning experience for Sachin?
Answer:
Taking the bus or train from Bandra to Church gate with a lot of embarrassing moments was a great learning experience for Sachin.

B. Answer the following in a paragraph of120-150 words:

Question 1.
‘Achrekar was a sincere coach’. Substantiate.
Answer:
Ramakant Achrekar coached young cricketers at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. At the age of twelve, Tendulkar would practice for hours and hours in the nets. If he became exhausted, Achrekar would put a one rupee coin on top of the stumps and the bowler who dismissed Tendulkar would get the coin. If Tendulkar passed the whole session without getting dismissed, the coach would give him the coin. Achrekar used to encourage Sachin at all times and gave him practice thoroughly. Tendulkar lauded his contribution to cricket and said his mentor looked after all players really well. During the training session, Achrekar worked sincerely and gave rigorous training to everyone in the camp. Had it not been for Achrekar, Sachin would not be the cricketer he turned out to be. The coach Achrekar was a strict disciplinarian and did everything he could for Sachin.

Question 2.
Narrate in your own words the hardships underwent by Sachin to become a great cricketer.
Answer:
Sachin started playing cricket at the age of eleven in 1984. He was trained at Shivaji Park by his coach Ramakant Achrekar, who worked in Shardashram Vidhyamandir. He ran summer camps too. Sachin had a vigorous training under him. He would practise between 7.30 am and 10.30 am in the morning. Then he would come back in the afternoon and practise till evening. The schedule was rigorous and he would be exhausted by the end of the day. During the bus journeys, he would have a conversation with his brother Ajit about the various changes in batting. He used to have only one set of cricket clothes.

So he had to wash the set after every session, to wear them for his next session. He had to face a lot of embarrassing moments while travelling in the bus to Shivaji Park. There was also an immense fifteen minutes training with a one rupee coin by the coach. Though his coach punished him on one occasion, the coach contributed a lot in the success of Sachin Tendulkar. Without the coach Achrekar, Sachin would not be the cricketer, he turned out to be. Sachin says he owes himself to Achrekar.

Question 3.
Quote the sentences which you find most inspiring from ‘Learning the Game’. How do they inspire you? Explain.
Answer:
The game would be most inspiring to the youngsters of today such ones are: “All my excess energies were getting channelled into cricket, which acted as a kind of safety valve”.’ My father always said that all he wanted me to do was give it my best effort without worrying about the results’. “Winning the one rupee coin used to give me immense satisfaction and taught me how to concentrate even when physically drained”. “Had it not been for Sir, I would not be the cricketer I turned out to be”. “I owe myself to him”.

All these sentences would inspire each and everyone who reads this extract as it reveals the determination, the will power, hard work and the difficulties undergone by Sachin Tendulkar and his family to achieve his goal as a cricketer. His family members also supported him and encouraged him throughout his career. The youngsters should learn a lot from this all-rounder.

Paragraph Questions and Answers : Additional

Question 1.
Narrate the incident of Sachin’s induction into the Mumbai Cricket circuit.
Answer:
Sachin loved watching cricket on television. In his games, he often tried to imitate the mannerisms of his favourite players. Seeing the interest of Sachin in the game of cricket, his brother Ajit took him to Ramakant Achrekar, the cricket coach. When Sachin was asked to bat by the coach, he felt nervous and failed to make an impact. His coach told Ajit that Sachin was too young to make the camp. He suggested that he should bring him when he was a little older. Sachin thought that his induction into the Mumbai cricket circuit could have ended in failure. But his brother requested the coach to give Sachin another opportunity. He also suggested that the coach should pretend to go away and then watch him play from a distance. The coach agreed and asked Sachin to bat again. Sachin felt more at ease without his coach near him. So he batted well and was delighted to join in the camp.

Question 2.
What made Sachin’s father agree to Achrekar’s suggestion?
Answer:
One evening, the coach Achrekar called Sachin’s father and suggested to change Sachin’s school. He told him to move Sachin to Shardarshram Vidhyamandir. His father and brother accepted that it was necessary to change the school, if cricket was to be Sachin’s priority. His father advised his son Sachin that he would change his school, if Sachin was really serious about playing cricket. Sachin assured that he was serious about it. His father always said that all he wanted Sachin to do was to give his best effort without * worrying about the results.

Synonyms & Antonyms : Additional Questions

I. Choose the appropriate Synonym of the underlined words.

Question 1.
I often tried to emulate the mannerisms of my favourite players.
(a) disregard
(b) imitate
(c) overlook
(d) observe
Answer:
(b) imitate

Question 2.
I wanted to pursue cricket seriously.
(a) assist
(b) retreat
(c) follow
(d) give up
Answer:
(c) follow

Question 3.
I felt somewhat overawed with so many people around.
(a) undaunted
(b) supported
(c) intimidated
(d) surprised
Answer:
(c) intimidated

Question 4.
My induction into the Mumbai cricket circuit could have ended in failure – but for Ajit’s insistence.
(a) dissolution
(b) rejection
(c) elimination
(d) inclusion
Answer:
(d) inclusion

Question 5.
The schedule was rigorous.
(a) easy
(b) severe
(c) gentle
(d) flexible
Answer:
b) s :re

Question 6.
He would talk to me about the nuances of batting.
(a) subtleties
(b) antiquity
(c) disgrace
(d) history
Answer:
(a) subtleties

Question 7.
I would always ask my father to treat me to a special fruit cocktail near the club.
(a) sauce
(b) cake
(c) mixed drink
(d) pav bhaji
Answer:
(c) mixed drink

Question 8.
Sir would spot me in the melee and virtually drag me out.
(a) peaceful place
(b) theatre
(c) harmony hall
(d) confused crowd
Answer:
(d) confused crowd

Question 9.
Practice hard and see what magic can transpire.
(a) stop
(b) remove
(c) vanish
(d) reveal
Answer:
d) reveal

Question 10.
He was a strict disciplinarian and did everything he could for me.
(a) lenient
(b) stem
(c) easy going
(d) tolerant
Answer:
(b) stem

Another Type of Exercise

Choose the appropriate Synonym of the underlined words.

1. From a very early (i) age, I played tennis-ball cricket with my colony friends. I loved watching cricket on television and in our games, I often (ii) tried to emulate (iii) the mannerisms of my favourite players, Sunil Gavaskar and the West Indian legend (iv) Viv Richards. Ramakant Achrekar Sir ran (v) summer camps too.

i) (a) late
(b) initial
(c) middle
(d) later
Answer:
(b) initial

ii) (a) rarely
(b) seldom
(c) sometimes
(d) frequently
Answer:
(d) frequently

iii) (a) disregard
(b) imitate
(c) overlook
(d) observe
Answer:
(b) imitate

iv) (a) unknown
(b) orthodox
(c) celebrity
(d) obscurity
Answer:
(c) celebrity

v) (a) rush
(b) moving fast
(c) hasten
(d) conduct
Answer:
(d) conduct

2. I had never batted in the nets before and felt somewhat overawed (i) with so many people around. When I was asked to bat, I was not at all comfortable (ii). With Sir watching me so closely, I failed to make an impact (iii). Sir called Ajit aside (iv) and informed him that I was perhaps (v) too young to make the camp.

i) (a) undaunted
(b) intimidated
(c) supported
(d) surprised
Answer:
(b) intimidated

ii) (a) cozy
(b) hard
(c) harsh
(d) unpleasant
Answer:
(a) cozy

iii) (a) agreement
(b) impression
(c) concord
(d) discord
Answer:
(b) impression

iv) (a) besides
(b) beside
(c) upside
(d) preside
Answer:
(b) beside

v) (a) unlikely
(b) impossibly
(c) may be
(d) emphatically
Answer:
(c) may be

3. The schedule was rigorous (i) and I would be exhausted (ii) by the end of the day. For the first few days, Ajit accompanied (iii) me, to get me used to the routine (iv). During the bus journeys, he would talk to me about the nuances (v) of batting, and I always enjoyed these
conversations a lot.

i) (a) easy
(b) flexible
(c) gentle
(d) severe
Answer:
(d) severe

ii) (a) tired
(b) active
(c) refreshed
(d) energetic
Answer:
(a) tired

iii) (a) abandoned
(b) stranded
(c) joined
(d) deserted
Answer:
(c) joined

iv) (a) different
(b) regular
(c) strange
(d) unusual
Answer:
(b) regular

v) (a) subtleties
(b) antiquity
(c) disgrace
(d) history
Answer:
(a) subtleties

4. There wqs never quite enough (i) time for the pockets to dry (ii) out completely, and for the entire (iii) duration of the camp I played with wet pockets. By the middle of the summer camp, Sir had started taking an active (iv) interest in my batting and at the end of the two months, informed Ajit that I had the potential (v) to be a good cricketer if I practised all year round.

i) (a) insufficient
(b) scarce
(c) adequate
(d) deficit
Answer:
(c) adequate

ii) (a) damp
(b) moistureless
(c) humid
(d) wet
Answer:
(b) moistureless

iii) (a) partial
(b) abridged
(c) complete
(d) flawed
Answer:
(c) complete

iv) (a) apathetic
(b) ignorant
(c) lethargic
(d) dynamic
Answer:
(d) dynamic

v) (a) limitation
(b) ineptitude
(c) capacity
(d) weakness
Am :
(a) capacity

II. Choose the appropriate Antonyms of the underlined words.

1. I wanted to pursue cricket seriously.
(a) continue
(b) give up
(c) follow
(d) chase
Answer:
(c) give up

2. It helped me to build up physical and mental stamina.
(a) strength
(b) vigour
(c) force
(d) weakness
Answer:
(d) weakness

3. Dirty clothes often added to the embarrassment.
(a) shame
(b) comfort
(c) awkwardness
(d) humiliation
Answer:
(a) comfort

4. Winning the one rupee coin used to give me immense satisfaction.
(a) extensive
(b) little
(c) enormous
(d) great
Answer:
(b) little

5. Practice hard and see what magic can transpire.
(a) reveal
(b) emerge
(c) result
(d) hide
Answer:
(d) hide

6. He was a strict disciplinarian.
(a) easy going
(b) stem
(c) tough
(d) draconian
Answer:
(a) easy going

7. Sir also punished me on one occasion.
(a) chastened
(b) exonerated
(c) birched
(d) penalized
Answer:
(b) exonerated

8. Don’t waste your time playing insane games with these kids.
(a) bizarre
(b) lunatic
(c) sensible
(d) crazy
Answer:
(c) sensible

9. I’d often take the bus or train from Bandra to Church gate.
(a,) usually
(b) rarely
(c) regularly
(d) frequently
Answer:
(b) rarely

10. When I was asked to bat, I was not at all comfortable.
(a) affluent
(b) uneasy
(c) contented
(d) cozy
Answer:
(b) uneasy

Another type of exercise

1. Choose the appropriate Antonyms of the underlined words.

1. Ajit was in the room with my father at the time and they both accepted (i) that it was necessary if cricket was to be my priority (ii). My father sat me down and explained that while he did not have any objections to my changing schools, I should do so only if I was really serious (iii) about playing cricket. I assured (iv) him I was, and so it was agreed (v) that I should move to Shardashram Vidhyamandir.

i) (a) endorsed
(b) approved
(c) rejected
(d) agreed
Answer:
(c) rejected

ii)
(a) prime concern
(b) unimportance
(c) preference
(d) supremacy
Answer:
(b) unimportance

iii) (a) arduous
(b) grave
(c) ambitious
(d) light minded
Answer:
(d) light minded

iv) (a) convinced
(b) repudiated
(c) ensured
(d) guaranteed
Answer:
(b) repudiated

v) (a) concurred
(b) conceded
(c) disagreed
(d) assented
Answer:
(c) disagreed

2. On days when I wasn’t so lucky (i), it was still a challenge just to stand with the kitbag, because the bus conductors would inevitably (ii) complain about me taking up the space of another passenger. It could be embarrassing (iii) because the conductors were often rude (iv) and would sometimes ask me to buy (v) two tickets.
i)
(a) fortunate
(b) prosperous
(c) happy
(d) unlucky
Answer:
(d) unlucky

ii) (a) unavoidably
(b) surely
(c) avoidably
(d) eventually
Answer:
(c) avoidably

iii) (a) shameful
(b) pleasant
(c) humiliating
(d) awkward
Answer:
(b) pleasant

iv) (a) polite
(b) impolite
(c) indelicate
(d) coarse
Answer:
(a) polite

v) (a) acquire
(b) procure
(c)get
(d) sell
Answer:
(d) sell

3. Even though I loved (i) cricket, there were still occasional days when playing with my friends at home was such fun (ii) that I would conveniently (iii) forget I was supposed (iv) to go to the nets. If I didn’t turn up, Achrekar Sir would jump on to his scooter and come (v) to find me. Sir would spot me in the melee and virtually drag me out.

i) (a) adored
(b) cherished
(c) hated
(d) esteemed
Answer:
(c) hated

ii) (a) amusement
(b) boredom
(c) enjoyment
(d) glee
Answer:
(b) boredom

iii) (a) suitably
(b) favourably
(c) desirably
(d) inconveniently
Answer:
(d) inconveniently

iv) (a) unlikely
(b) presumed
(c) likely
(d) assumed
Answer:
(a) unlikely

v) (a) arrive
(b) appear
(c) go
(d) enter
Answer:
(c) go

MCQs – Additional

Answer the following questions by choosing the correct answer.

Question 1.
From a very early age, I played ___________ cricket with my colony friends.
(a) tape-ball
(b) windball
(c) tennis-ball
Answer:
(c) tennis-ball

Question 2.
Ramakant Achrekar Sir was the cricket coach in ___________ .
(a) New English School
(b) Shardashram Vidhyamandir
(c) Modem School
Answer:
(b) Shardashram Vidhyamandir

Question 3.
Ajit took me to Ramakant Achrekar when I was ___________ years old.
(a) fourteen
(b) twelve
(c) eleven
Answer:
(c) eleven

Question 4.
Achrekar started playing cricket at the age of eleven in the year ___________.
(a) 1943
(b) 1963
(c) 1953
Answer:
(a) 1943

Question 5.
With Sir watching me so closely, I ___________ to make an impact.
(a) emulated
(b) asked
(c) failed
Answer:
(c) failed

Question 6.
Ajit explained the coach that I was and ___________ asked to give one more opportunity.
(a) comfortable
(b) nervous
(c) unexcited
Answer:
(b) nervous

Question 7.
The camp’involved a session every morning and evening at ___________.
(a) Bandra
(b) Church gate
(c) Shivaji Park
Answer:
(c) Shivaji Park

Question 8.
During the bus journeys, Ajit would talk to me about the .
(a) mannerisms of players
(b) nuances of batting
(c) importance of exercises
Answer:
(b) nuances of batting

Question 9.
In my first year at Shardashram, I played practice matches during sixty days.
(a) forty
(b) fifty five
(c) twenty one
Answer:
(b) fifty five

Question 10.
By the middle of the __________ camp, Sir had started taking an active interest in my batting.
(a) summer
(b) winter
(c) autumn
Answer:
(a) summer

Question 11.
Sir would often give me some money to go and have a __________ .
(a) fruit cocktail
(b) vadapav
(c) bread toast
Answer:
(b) vadapav

Question 12.
Sir would place a __________ rupee coin on top of the stumps.
(a) one
(b) two
(c) five
Answer:
(a) one

Question 13.
I would always ask __________ to treat me to a special fruit cocktail at a juice centre.
(a) my brother
(b) my father
(c) Achrekar Sir
Answer:
(b) my father

Question 14.
It could be embarrassing because the conductors were often __________ .
(a) respectable
(b) polite
(c) rude
Answer:
(c) rude

Question 15.
Travelling to Shivaji Park took forty minutes from my house in __________ .
(a) Church gate
(b) Bandra
(c) Dadar
Answer:
(b) Bandra

Question 16.
Achrekar Sir would jump on to his __________ and come to find me.
(a) bike
(b) scooter
(c) bicycle
Answer:
(b) scooter

Question 17.
I’d often take the bus or train from Bandra to ___________.
(a) Shivaji Park
(b) Dadar
(c) Church gate
Answer:
(c) Church gate

Learning the Game About The Author

The retired Indian Cricket Player Sachin Ramesh Tendukar is considered as one of the greatest batsmen of all times. He was born on 24th April 1973 in Mumbai. He was introduced to cricket at the age of eleven by his brother Ajit Tendulkar. In 2005, he became the first cricketer to score 35 centuries (100 runs in a single inning) in Test play. In 20 IT, Tendulkar achieved his dream of winning the Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. He is the only player to have scored one hundred international centuries and the first to score double century in a One Day International cricket.

He played 664 International Cricket matches in total, scoring 34,357 runs. In 2012, Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha. He retired from Cricket on 16th November 2013. He is also the recipient of the Arjuna Award (1994), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (1997), Padma Shri (1999), Padma Vibhushan (2008) and Bharat Ratna (2013).

Learning the Game Summary

Learning the Game’ is an extract from Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography ‘Playing it My Way’. He played tennis ball cricket with his colony friends from a very early age. He loved watching cricket on television and tried to imitate the mannerisms of his favourite players like Sunil Gavaskar and Viv Richards. It wasn’t just about batsman that Sachin studied, but he also loved to bowl. Throughout his career, he had actually bowled a lot in the nets.

Sachin was studying in the New English School at Mumbai. But his brother Ajith wanted him to study in ‘Shardashram Vidhyamandir’ where Ramakant Achrekar was the cricket coach. This school gave more importance to the game of cricket. Ramakant Achrekar ran summer cricket camps. One day, his brother Ajit took him to Achrekar to get trained well. It was because, only Achrekar could decide who to accept for a trial at the camp. But there, Tendulkar failed to make an impact on Achrekar, the coach. So the coach informed his brother that Sachin was too young to get into the camp.

But Ajit insisted him to give his brother another chance, as he was nervous. So he was given another chance and the coach watched his batting from a distance. Seeing him batting well, the coach agreed to train him. It was an opportunity that transformed Sachin’s life. His coach Achrekar advised Sachin to change his school if he really wanted to pursue cricket seriously. In his first year, at Shradasram, Sachin played 55 practice matches during the summer break of 60 days.

Achrekar used to place a one rupee coin on top of the stumps and asked Sachin to bat. If Sachin remained not out, Achrekar Sir would gift the coin to him. Whenever Sachin tried to bunk practice session, Achrekar Sir came to take him to the ground. Had it not been for Achrekar Sir, Sachin would not be the cricketer he turned out to be. The coach was a strict disciplinarian and did everything he could for Sachin. Finally, Sachin says that he owes himself to Achrekar Sir.

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