Cricketer Anshuman Gaikwad passes away: Former Indian captain and coach Anshuman Gaekwad was known for his hard work and determination. Anshuman Gaekwad's specialty was to do his work with dedication and true spirit. When Gaekwad came to play on the cricket field, his performance may not have been very good, but he would dominate the field with just one of his shots. He had a special kind of passion, which stood in front of the best bowlers of the world and he did not lose his wicket easily.

Gaikwad lost his battle with cancer

After retiring from cricket career, Gaikwad was diagnosed with blood cancer. And today he said goodbye to the world. Till a month ago, he kept fighting cancer at King's Hospital in London, but ultimately he lost this battle. Due to his grit and grace, Anshuman Gaikwad had reached Team India as a batsman even in the era of Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Vishwanath.

Gaikwad was considered the wall of the cricket team

Today's young generation may not be aware of this and people know Rahul Dravid as Mr. Wall, but old cricket lovers will remember that Anshuman Gaekwad's identity was also such that in his time he was considered the wall of the Indian cricket team.

The career lasted for a decade

Anshuman Gaekwad's international cricket career lasted for almost a decade. Anshuman Gaekwad, who made his debut in the Indian cricket team in 1974, was a right-handed middle order batsman, but by the fifth Test, he became the opening batsman of Indian cricket as Sunil Gavaskar's partner. In his cricketing career that lasted until 1984, Anshuman Gaekwad played 40 Test matches and scored 1985 runs at an average of more than 30.

He was the coach of Team India for two years

Anshuman Gaekwad was also the coach of the Indian cricket team for about two years. Not only this, the Indian team defeated Australia in the triangular series in Sharjah in 1998 while he was the coach. Anshuman was also the coach of the Indian team which was the runner-up in the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy.