Wadekar has only one regret being born on All Fools day
Former India skipper, manager and chairman of the national selection committee Ajit Wadekar has only one regret on being born on 1st April of 1941
Bipin Dani
02-Apr-2000
Former India skipper, manager and chairman of the national selection
committee Ajit Wadekar has only one regret on being born on 1st April
of 1941. "Instead of me fooling others on this day, people try to fool
me". Wadekar has a few juicy stories for this special day, and has
promised to narrate the same some day.
He didn't wish to celebrate his birthday on Saturday by going to
some party. He preferred to remain in the house. "I am not keeping
well. I am having a high fever and virus infection. The family doctor
has advised me to take some rest so the singing and dancing will be in
my home this year" Wadekar told this correspondent on Saturday.
Wadekar celebrated his birthday with wife Rekha, two sons, their wives
daughter Kashmira and their pet Alsatian dog by staying in their home
facing the sea at Worli. Wadekar takes his dog along with him for his
morning walk every day. His elder son is working for ICICI and the
second son is studying engineering. Daughter Kashmira is a commerce
student in a leading city college. Wadekar who himself was good in
mathematics during his college days, is now a director of the State
Bank of India's subsidiary organisation.
A leading daily eveninger in the city came up with a good gimmick by
publishing a story on Sourav Ganguly. "Sourav is sacked in midnight
coup. Azhar recalled as India skipper" went the heading. The tabloid
tried to fool readers by saying Ganguly was stripped of the captaincy
by the BCCI president AC Muthiah following his outspoken remarks on
the players' recent performance. Of course it turned out to be an
April Fool joke.