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Coach Dinesh Lad helped Rohit and Shardul.
Dinesh Lad is honored with the Dronacharya Award.
New Delhi: The journey of Team India captain Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Shardul Thakur’s cricket has not been easy. Both of them have rolled a lot of papad in their young days. However, behind his success is none other than Dinesh Lad, a cricket coach. Dinesh Lad had helped Rohit and Shardul a lot during their childhood. He contributed a lot to Indian cricket with his coaching.
Whatever India’s current captain Rohit Sharma is today is the gift of Dinesh Lad. Actually, the school in which Rohit Sharma used to study. To take cricket coaching there, a fee of Rs 300 had to be paid. It was very difficult for Rohit’s family to pay such fees. When Dinesh Lad came to know about this, he waived Rohit’s entire fee.
Shardul Thakur was given shelter in the house
Shardul Thakur used to travel by train for almost 6 hours for coaching. Thakur’s time should not be wasted. In such a situation, Dinesh gave Shardul a place to stay in his own house. Despite doing so much, Lad was never heard saying that he made the career of these two players.
Honored with Dronacharya Award
Recently, the President of India, Draupadi Murmu, honored Dinesh Lad with the Dronacharya Award at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi for his contribution as a coach in cricket.
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Tags: Rohit sharma, shardul thakur, team india
FIRST PUBLISHED : February 16, 2023, 21:47 IST