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| Former Test
player Ashok Mankad passes away |
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August 01, 2008
Indian Cricket had a bad morning on August 1st
when it was known that former Test Cricketer Ashok Mankad had
expired in Mumbai. Ashok Mankad was also the son of India's
Cricketing legend - Vinoo Mankad. In Sri Lanka, the Indian
team members are wearing black arm bands to pay their respect
to the late Ashok Mankad, who passed away at just 61!
It was a peaceful death for Ashok Mankad in
his sleep. The news came as a shock to the cricketing
fraternity as Ashok Mankad didn't have any major health
worries. He played 22 Tests for India spread over 9 years
between 1969 and 1979 besides
also playing a solitary One Day International.
Ashok was a legend in Mumbai Cricket and was considered as one
of the best ever captains that the State has had. He played
218 first class and had scored 31 hundreds and 70 half
centuries at 50.90 average. His Test Career saw moderate
success with just under 1000 runs coming in 42 innings at
25.41 average. The Junior Mankad had notched up six test
fifties. After his retirement, he donned the role as a
Cricketing administrator and also as a Coach where he had
helped in developing plenty of cricketers.
Ashok Mankad's family has a huge sporting
background. While his father is the great Vinoo Mankad, his
wife - Nirupama Mankad is a former Asian Tennis Champion.
Ashok Mankad's son - Harsh Mankad has been a member of the
Indian Davis Cup team.
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