Legendary cricket coach Vasoo Paranjape passes away at 82

The former Indian cricketer and renowned coach, Vasudeo Paranjape, who played a crucial role in shaping the careers of numerous Indian cricket players, has passed away. He was 82.
Paranjape was popularly known as Vasoo.
Vasoo Sir’s playing career was short. He had played in 29 first-class matches for Mumbai and Baroda cricket team, with 785 runs.
However, he became a household name by mentoring players like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma, among others, and helping them reach greater heights in all forms of cricket.
He was the father of Jatin Paranjape, the former national selector and cricketer.

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