‘You took care of me like your son’, Pant pays heartfelt tribute to Tarak Sinha

New Delhi | India’s wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant paid a heartfelt tribute to decorated cricket coach Tarak Sinha, who breathed his last here on Saturday morning after a prolonged illness.

Dronacharya Awardee Sinha, 71, who has given India and Delhi cricket so many gems, was battling lung cancer for a while, and recently, he had a multi-organ failure. He was a bachelor and is survived by his sister and hundreds of students.

Condoling his death, Pant, who is currently in the UAE with the Indian cricket team for the Men’s T20 World Cup, said that Sinha took care of him as his son.

“My mentor, coach, motivator, my biggest critic, and my greatest fan. You took care of me like your son, I am devastated. You will always be with me whenever I walk out onto the field. My heartfelt condolences & prayers. May your soul rest in peace, Tarak sir,” tweeted Pant.

My mentor, coach, motivator, my biggest critic and my greatest fan. You took care of me like your son, I am devastated.? You will always be with me whenever I walk out onto the field. My heartfelt condolences & prayers. May your soul rest in peace, Tarak sir. ?️? pic.twitter.com/kLE7qlKMXK

— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) November 6, 2021

Notably, the star wicketkeeper-batsman was one of Sinha’s brightest wards at Delhi’s Sonnet Cricket Club.

Affectionately known as ‘Ustaad Ji’, Sinha trained cricketers across generations at The Sonnet Club which acted as Delhi’s supply line. While he coached his wards, he was also credited for spotting talents at an early age and giving them the right kind of coaching required to shape their careers.

The revered coach has produced cricketers like Surender Khanna, Randhir Singh, Raman Lamba, Manoj Prabhakar, Ajay Sharma, KP Bhaskar, Atul Wassan, Ashish Nehra, Sanjeev Sharma, Aakash Chopra, Shikhar Dhawan, Anjum Chopra, and Rishabh Pant.

IANS

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