India U-19 ‘B’ skipper Vedant is training from Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni

Vedant Murkar, who is incidentally coached by Achrekar’s grandson Pradosh Mayekar, has been a unchanging performer during opposite age organisation competitions for Mumbai and even during a U-19 zonal tournaments

India U-19 'B' skipper Vedant Murkar is training from Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni

Many gifted cricketers, including India idol Sachin Tendulkar, have emerged from a Shardashram Vidyamandir’s stables where manager Ramakant Achrekar had a special purpose to play in nurturing tender talent. The latest to join that list is immature wicketkeeper-batsman Vedant Murkar, who was recently comparison to lead a India U-19 ‘B’ organisation for a arriving Quadrangular one-day array comprising U-19 teams of India ‘A’, Afghanistan and Nepal that in Lucknow from Sep 12.

Vedant, who is incidentally coached by Achrekar’s grandson Pradosh Mayekar, has been a unchanging performer during opposite age organisation competitions for Mumbai and even during a U-19 zonal tournaments. A call from BCCI held a Worli Koliwada-based cricketer by surprise. “To get comparison in India’s U-19 organisation during usually 16 was a outrageous warn and to lead a organisation is a unequivocally large event for me,” Vedant told mid-day. The immature cricketer has already begun his homework.

“I am a large supporter of Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni [former India captains]. The approach they played a diversion and reacted to opposite situations are well-developed examples for me. we am examination videos of both, though we am generally examination videos of Dhoni sir’s ‘keeping techniques,” he added.

Vedant thanked former first-class cricketer Naresh Churi and ex-Mumbai U-19 stumper Mayekar, for improving his batting and ‘keeping respectively. “When we was in Std VII, we was usually a batsman, though Churi sir suggested me to start gripping wicket. Mayekar sir, a wicketkeeper himself, worked a lot on my technique. It helped me a lot,” Vedant explained.

“Vedant is a discerning learner. He never repeats his mistakes and that has helped him improve,” pronounced Mayekar. Meanwhile, Churi credited Mayekar for Vedant’s rise. “Mayekar was really good during receiving a round and imbibed in Vedant accurately a same quality,” he said.

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