Tarak Sinha Passes Away: Sehwag, Laxman, Chopra pay rich tributes

Tarak Sinha Passes Away: The cricketing fraternity paid rich tribute to Tarak Sinha who passed away on Saturday. Sinha is only the fifth cricket coach, after Desh Prem Azad, Gurcharan Singh, Ramakant Achrekar and Sunita Sharma, to be given the Dronacharya award. A number of cricketers have represented India after being coached by him including Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ashish Nehra and Anjum Chopra.

Tarak Sinha Passes Away: Nehra, Shikhar, Rishabh Pant’s coach Tarak Sinha passed away at 71

Tarak Sinha Passes Away: Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Akash Chopra pay tribute to Dronacharya Award winner

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

“It is like losing an institution to be very honest. What he has done for Indian cricket in an individual capacity, Tarak Sinha worked tirelessly in an individual capacity and he put cricket before anything else. That kind of devotion and dedication cannot happen again, it is basically something where he was not getting acknowledged but he was still doing it. It is a huge loss and Indian cricket will be indebted to what he has done tirelessly,” Chopra told ANI. “There is a void and it cannot be filled. Future players will have some hard times and they will definitely miss the guidance of someone like Tarak Sir. I have many memories with him, I have spent a lot of time with him. He had vast knowledge,” he added.

Ustaad Ji is no more. Dronacharya Awardee. Coach to over a dozen India Test cricketers. And scores of first-class cricketers. Both men and women. Without any institutional help. Your service to Indian cricket will be remembered, sir. May your soul R.I.P.
Om Shanti 🙌🙏 pic.twitter.com/fDmvdJC8vZ

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 6, 2021

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who was one of the stalwarts from Delhi, also paid a rich tribute to Tarak Sinha, after the news of their passing. Sehwag wrote that Sinha was one of the few coaches who contributed immensely to Indian cricket with a dozen Test cricketers and paid condolences to his family and students.

Feel a lot of pain on the demise of passing away of Ustaad ji #TarakSinha .
He was one of the rare coaches who gave India more than a dozen Test Cricketers & the values he inculcated in his students helped Indian cricket immensely.Condolences to his family and students. Om Shanti pic.twitter.com/cbd089C8Zb

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 6, 2021

Tarak Sinha Passes Away: Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Akash Chopra pay tribute to Dronacharya Award winner

Tarak Sinha Passes Away: Legendary coach Tarak Sinha passed away on Saturday aged 71 after a battle with cancer. Sinha is renowned for coaching players across generations and the list comprises Surinder Khanna, Manoj Prabhakar, Ajay Sharma, Atul Wassan, Ashish Nehra, Sanjeev Sharma, Aakash Chopra, Shikhar Dhawan, Anjum Chopra and Rishabh Pant.

Taking to Twitter, Anjum Chopra said: “The Coach! Mr Tarak Sinha. The nursery of Sonnet Cricket club has seen many international and domestic players (men and women) make their mark. The guide, mentor, coach … May you rest in peace sir. Thank you.”

The Coach! Mr.Tarak Sinha. The nursery of Sonnet Cricket club has seen many international and domestic players (men and women) make their mark. The guide, mentor, coach … May you rest in peace sir. 🙏 Thank you 🙏 #MyCoach pic.twitter.com/mZZsMZ7tEf

— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) November 6, 2021

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals and former India batter VVS Laxman also offered their condolences.

“It’s with immense sadness that we share the news of Coach Tarak Sinha’s passing. A Dronacharya awardee, he founded the Sonnet Club in Delhi, which has long been the home of India’s top cricketers. Our condolences to his family and close friends,” tweeted the official handle of Delhi Capitals.

It’s with immense sadness that we share the news of Coach Tarak Sinha’s passing 💔

A Dronacharya awardee, he founded the Sonnet Club in Delhi, which has long been the home of 🇮🇳’s top cricketers.

Our condolences to his family and close friends. pic.twitter.com/frzKbT6Bx9

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) November 6, 2021

Taking to Twitter, Laxman wrote: “My heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and trainees of Tarak Sinha Sir. Never met him but heard so many inspirational stories from Nehra and @cricketaakash. His contribution to Indian Cricket will be forever remembered. May his soul Rest In Peace. Om Shanti.”

My heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and trainees of Tarak Sinha Sir. Never met him but heard so many inspirational stories from Nehra and @cricketaakash His contribution to Indian Cricket will be forever remembered. May his soul Rest In Peace. Om Shanti 🕉️ https://t.co/NIxI8111H9

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 6, 2021

Tarak Sinha Passes Away: Former India women cricketer Snehal Pradhan tweeted: “big loss. Tarak Sinha made many contributions to Indian women’s cricket too, served briefly as the coach of the Indian women’s cricket team.”

A big loss. Tarak Sinha made many contributions to Indian women’s cricket too, served briefly as the coach of the Indian women’s cricket team. https://t.co/inyzN2gBpz

— Snehal Pradhan #MaskUp (@SnehalPradhan) November 6, 2021

Tarak Sinha Passes Away: Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Akash Chopra pay tribute to Dronacharya Award winner

The Sonnet Club is where Sinha basically operated and the club has been acting as Delhi’s supply line when it comes to cricketing talent. Sinha is only the fifth cricket coach, after Desh Prem Azad, Gurcharan Singh, Ramakant Achrekar and Sunita Sharma, to be given the Dronacharya award

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