MUMBAI: A day after he lost the presidential elections of the Mumbai Cricket Association to Amol Kale by 25 votes, India's 1983 World Cup hero Sandeep Patil has received an emotional letter (a copy is with TOI) from former India pacer Raju Kulkarni, who has lauded Patil for his "courage for fighting this so bravely."
Kulkarni, who played 3 Tests and 10 ODIs, was Patil's India and Mumbai teammate in the 80s. Backed by political heavyweights in his campaign, Kale was a candidate of the Sharad Pawar-Ashish Shelar Group, and is a close friend of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.