New Delhi. In the final match of Ranji Trophy, as soon as the winning run came out of Rajat Patidar’s bat, the whole team ran into the ground. Everyone had smiles on their faces, all the players were celebrating the victory, during which coach Chandrakant Pandit’s eyes became moist and he got emotional while expressing the joy of victory. After this he said that what I left 23 years ago, I have wonderful memories. It’s a blessing to me that I came here. Winning the trophy is great and emotional.
Why did the coach get emotional?
Chandrakant Pandit said that ’23 years ago I missed as a captain. I had other offers, but I chose Madhya Pradesh. He said that the son fulfills the unfulfilled dreams of the father and for him Mumbai captain Aditya Srivastava winning the Ranji Trophy is like this. He admitted that winning the trophy for the sixth time as a coach was the most important moment of his career.
Chandrakant Pandit has also captained
Let us tell you that 23 years ago in 1999, the team of Madhya Pradesh reached the final of Ranji, then Chandrakant Pandit was captaining the team, in that final the team was defeated by Karnataka. But after 23 years, Madhya Pradesh easily defeated the 41-time champion Mumbai. With this, Pandit Chandrakant’s dream of winning the trophy for Madhya Pradesh was fulfilled. This is the reason why coach Chandrakant Pandit became emotional after this historic victory, the video of which has also surfaced.
Chandrakant was part of the World Cup team
Wicket-keeper batsman Chandrakant Pandit has played 5 Tests and 36 ODIs for the Indian national cricket team. He made his Test debut on 19 June 1986 against England at Headingley, Leeds. He made his ODI debut on 10 April 1986 in the Australia-Asia Cup against New Zealand in Sharjah. The special thing is that Chandrakant Pandit was part of the Indian World Cup team in 1987. He replaced Dilip Vengsarkar in the semi-final match against England and scored 24 (30). However, India lost that match.
first published:June 26, 2022, 5:12 p.m.
