MUMBAI: In a news which left many in Mumbai cricket in mourning, former Mumbai wicketkeeper Sharad Hazare, who was ailing for some time, passed away at his residence in Four Bunglows, Andheri, on Monday morning. Incidentally, it was his 77th birthday- he was born on August 8, 1945.
Rated very highly as a wicketkeeper, and famous for standing up to the stumps even to pacers and pulling off electric stumpings, Hazare was a part of Bombay's (Mumbai) 'golden generation' - a team which created a record run of 15 consecutive Ranji Trophy titles-between 1958 and 1973. In 44 First-Class games, he effected 110 dismissals (81 catches & 29 stumpings) and scored 438 [email protected].
