Former New Hind SC and Worli Sports Club all-rounder Raju Dabholkar no more

Dabholkar credit for playing key role in Worli outfit’s progress in the Kanga League

Former New Hind Sporting Club and Worli SC captain Raju Dabholkar passed away at a city hospital on Saturday.

Dabholkar, 65, was instrumental in the Worli team’s progress to the Dr HD Kanga Cricket League’s ‘A’ Division.

“He [Dabholkar] was one of the best batsmen around, a real khadoos cricketer, who led the New Hind side. He was a good off-spinner, brilliant fielder and an ever-smiling person,” Ramesh Vajge, who played alongside Dabholkar at New Hind, told mid-day.com.

Mumbai Cricket Association’s Apex Council member Abhay Hadap, recalled Dabholkar’s days with Worli SC. He said: “We remember him as a consistent performer who used to score big hundreds for Industrial Perfumes in the Times Shield. He led our Worli SC successfully and played a key role in taking our club from Division ‘E’ to ‘A’ in the prestigious tournament.”   

Dabholkar, who was sick for a while, coached budding cricketers at Worli SC ground last summer.

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