Oldies day out: Former India cricketers don the pads once more
Legends from different generations, Sunil Gavaskar, Ajit Wadekar, Sanjay Manjrekar during the exhibition game between Dadar Union Sports Club and Shivaji Park Gymkhana in Mumbai on Thursday (Photo: Debasish Dey)- Dilip Vengsarkar handed the trophy over to Dadar Union veteran Vasu Paranjpe (Photo: Debasish Dey)
- Dilip Vengsarkar (extreme left) shares a light moment with Ajit Wadekar (Photo: Debasish Dey)
- Sunil Gavaskar umpiring during the match (Photo: Debasish Dey)
- Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar wore the umpire's hat and surprised the spectators (Photo: Debasish Dey)
- Though an exhibition game, the chance for a memorable reunion attracted a participant all the way from the US as Urmikant Mody (second from left), now in his late 60s, flew down to renew the bond. (Photo: Debasish Dey)
- The trophy went to Dadar Union for they scored 134 for the loss of five wickets in 10 overs, Shivaji Park Gymkhana (SPG) scored 96 for the loss of two wickets in 10 overs. But the batsmen from SPG, due to their age, retired hurt in between. There
- The two erstwhile champion clubs Wadekar’s Gymkhana and Vengsarkar’s Dadar Union shared a legendary rivalry from the 1960s to the 1980s and it only grew in stature with Mumbai cricketers not willing to give an inch (Photo: Debasish Dey)
- Wadekar underwent angioplasty last year but played some of his signature drives (Photo: Debasish Dey)
- Former India captain Ajit Wadekar - who did not hold a cricket bat for 30 years - could not resist himself when he got a call from Dilip Vengsarkar, about the match (Photo: Debasish Dey)
Legends from different generations, Sunil Gavaskar, Ajit Wadekar, Sanjay Manjrekar during the exhibition game between Dadar Union Sports Club and Shivaji Park Gymkhana in Mumbai on Thursday (Photo: Debasish Dey)
Oldies day out: Former India cricketers don the pads once more
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