SJAM awarded Ravi Shastri with the Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded a total of 11 players

New Delhi. 11 players including former India cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Mumbai Sports Journalist Association (SJAM). Those who received the award include former India women cricketer Shubhangi Kulkarni, three -time Amachure World Billiers Champion Michael Ferrera, Neeraj Bajaj (Table Tennis), Grand Master Praveen Thips (Chess), shooter Anjali Bhagwat, Suma Shirur and Deepali Deshpande.

Hockey Olympian Marwin Fernandes and Jokim Karwalho and former National Badminton Champion Sanjay Sharma were also honored. Shastri could not attend the ceremony here, but his mother Lakshmi brought back memories of her days of playing. He also mentioned his record of hitting six sixes in an over in a home match.

Shastri Ranji Trophy 1984. In 85 sessions, six sixes were hit against Baroda in six balls. Shastri’s mother said, “Ravi has given us many golden memories. These include hitting six sixes in one over. I did not know that he was doing this wonderful in the Wankhede Stadium. My Bhelpuri person told me who was there. ”

He said, “When Ravi came home, he had to go somewhere immediately. I asked what happened today, then he said that you have to know what I did, listen on All India Radio at seven o’clock. I told my husband to come home early. I heard the radio on which he said that he broke the record of Sobers (Gary). The next day was written on the banner on Marine Drive. ”