| Coach finds cricket player: The result is | | | | his colleagues as the Bradman of tennis ball |
| discoveryCricket player finds coach: The | | | | cricket. Whoever imagined him to become the |
| result is redemptionCoach and cricket player | | | | first coach of a world class cricket player |
| find each other: The result is an enviable | | | | who would shake the criket world?Sachin's |
| career for bothWith the World cup Cricket | | | | brother Ajit Tendulkar felt that this man was |
| around the corner, let us examine the life of | | | | the right person to coach and develop the |
| Sachin Tendulkar, a world class cricket | | | | potential in his brother.One thing about this |
| player and his early career. Will he be a | | | | coach that made him come to this conclusion |
| world class player today, if he had not met | | | | was the fact that he laid equal emphasis on |
| his coach during those early days? Read | | | | match and net practice . The coach made sure |
| ahead.Sachin TendulkarIt is of common | | | | that his team were always ready as red hot |
| knowledge that Sachin began his career in the | | | | iron - playing in tournaments, one after |
| international cricket at the age of 16. | | | | another through out the year.Coaches are all |
| However, very less is known of the man who | | | | over. But what makes his coaching style |
| played the key role in Sachin's Cricket | | | | unique is his motivation technique. From what |
| career - his coach Ramakant | | | | I have researched about him, Sachin would |
| Achrekar.According to well known sources, | | | | play in various nets at a go. And when he got |
| Sachin was only 11 when his brother noticed | | | | tired, his coach would put a rupee coin on |
| the potential of a cricket player in him. I | | | | the stumps and tell the team that whoever got |
| can imagine what his brother saw - Sachin | | | | him out of the game would get the coin. If |
| with his big bat that definitely weighed more | | | | nobody did, then would sachin get the coin. |
| than those his playmates used, fierce | | | | (In those days, a rupee had more value than |
| determination between his brows, his eyes | | | | it does these days). And it worked!This coach |
| focussed on the ball and his hands tightly | | | | brought the best out of his student.Now, |
| gripped around the bat. As the ball draws | | | | imagine that you had a coach who coached you |
| near, he calculates its momentum and at the | | | | during those early days of your career and |
| split second, weilds the bat with such force | | | | motivated you, just like Sachin Tendulkar. |
| and power that the resultant runs are not 1s | | | | Would you have been a different person with a |
| and 2s, but 4s and 6s.He introduced Sachin to | | | | different career and an altogether different |
| his coach Achrekar, who also happened to be | | | | life style? If your answer is YES, then it is |
| the official coach of Shardashram (School | | | | time to find your best Coach.Cheers!Sandhya |
| well known in inter school cricket | | | | Subramanian is an Executive Coach based in |
| competitions).Brief about the coachCoach | | | | Abu Dhabi, UAE. She specialises in coaching |
| Achrekar perhaps did not become a world class | | | | exectives to enhance their executive image |
| player himself. However, he represented the | | | | through better communication skills with |
| State Bank of India team as the wicket-keeper | | | | peers, superiors, subordinates, customers and |
| batsman for a long time.He was known among | | | | the press. |