Vasudeo Jagannath Paranjape (21 November 1938 – 30 August 2021) was an Indian cricketer and cricket coach.[1] His son Jatin Paranjpe was also a cricketer who later became national selector.[2]
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| Full name | Vasudeo Jagannath Paranjape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1938 Mahesana, Gujarat, British Raj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 August 2021 (aged 82) Mumbai, Maharashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jatin Paranjpe (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editParanjape played 29 first-class matches between 1956 and 1970 for Mumbai and Baroda. He was part of the Mumbai side which won the Ranji Trophy on 12 occasions.[3] He ended up his first-class career with 785 runs with a best score of 127 against Baroda which came during the 1964 Ranji Trophy.
After his retirement from cricket, he became a mentor and administrator. He was well known for his role as a mentor to several high-profile Indian cricketers such as Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma.[4][5][6] His mentorship and leadership skills had significantly influenced these players to have a prolific cricketing career.[7][8][9]
He also served as a coach at National Cricket Academy and was one of the first choice coaches when the National Cricket Academy was inaugurated in 2000.[10] He also coached Dadar Union, India U-19 national team, Maharashtra and Bombay teams. He was appointed as director of coaching by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1980s and served as head coach of Indian junior cricketers in camps.[10] He served as the head coach of Indian U-19 team at the 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup which was also the inaugural edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[11]
Death
editParanjape died on 30 August 2021 in his residence in Mumbai at the age of 82 due to age related illness.[12][13]
Legacy
editHis son Jatin co-authored a book along with cricket journalist Anand Vasu titled Cricket Drona: For the Love of Vasoo Paranjape which was based on the life story of Vasudeo Paranjape.[14][15] The book Cricket Drona which also includes essays from cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar was officially released on 2 September 2020 and was published by Penguin.[16][17][18]
On 2 September 2021, Indian players wore black armbands as a tribute to him during the first day of the fourth test match of the series between India and England.[19][20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vasudeo Paranjape profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Former cricketer Vasoo Paranjape passes away at 82, Indian cricket fraternity pays tribute". CricTracker. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Vasu Paranjape passes away".
- ^ "The legendary Mumbai mentor who made a mark on the careers of Rohit Sharma, Dravid, Gavaskar and others". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Vasu sir was one of best coaches I have worked with: Sachin Tendulkar". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "'Vasoo will now be discussing cricket with Don Bradman, Len Hutton up there': Gavaskar on Paranjape". The Indian Express. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Vasu Paranjape never lost for words – the right words!". Cricket Country. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Vasoo Paranjpe passes away, Indian cricket loses its margdarshak". The Indian Express. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Sachin, Vengsarkar, Yuvraj: The man who shaped us - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "BCCI condoles demise of Vasu Paranjpe". The Hindu. PTI. 31 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ G.Viswanath. "Vasoo Paranjape: The jolly good fellow of Mumbai cricket". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Vasoo Paranjape, mentor to greats like Gavaskar, dies aged 82. India wore black armbands in honour of renowned coach Vasu Paranjape at 4th test against India vs England at Oval". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Noted Mumbai cricket coach Vasu Paranjape passes away". The Hindu. PTI. 30 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Lessons for life from Vasoo Paranjape". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Rao, Rakesh (11 September 2020). ""He is the seer of cricket": Jatin Paranjape on his father Vasoo". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Book on renowned coach Vasoo Paranjape to be released on September 2 | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Kumar, K. c Vijaya (17 October 2020). "'Cricket Drona' review: A guiding force of cricket". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "'Cricket Drona' review: Discovery of a peerless tutor, through the eyes of his pupils". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "4th Test: India wears black armbands in memory of Vasoo Paranjpe". The Indian Express. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ PTI. "Indian team wears black armbands in memory of Vasoo Paranjpe". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 September 2021.