Dnyaneshwar Agashe
Dnyaneshwar Agashe (17 April 1942 – 2 January 2009) was an Indian businessman, cricketer, cricket administrator and philanthropist.[1][2]
He was vice-president of Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1995 to 1999.[3] He became a member of the Maharashtra Cricket Association in 1969 and became the association's executive chairman in 1989.[4] He was chairman and managing director of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd., chairman of Kolhapur Steel and founder of Suvarna Sahakari Bank and Mandar Printing Press.[5]
Agashe and his family came into public scandal in 2008, in the Suvarna Sahakari Bank scam. While in judicial custody during the scandal, Agashe died of complications from diabetes.[6][7][8][9][10]
A wicketkeeper-batsman, Agashe played first-class cricket for Maharashtra between 1962 and 1968 and scored two half-centuries in 13 matches. His best season came in 1964–65 where he made his career-best 75, took ten catches and made two stumpings.[11]
References
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- ↑ Staff, Cricinfo (2009). "ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
A wicketkeeper-batsman, Dayaneshwar Agashe played first-class cricket for Maharashtra
- ↑ "Agashe and team reinstated on MCA". Times of India. January 1, 2004.
- ↑ Kothari's Economic and Industrial Guide of India. Kothari. 1978-01-01 – via Google Books.
Directors : Shankar Laxraan Limaye (Chairman), Dnyaneshwar Chandrashekhar Agashe, Gajanan Hari Sabnis, Vinayak Krishna Sathe Jagadish Chandrashekhar Agashe, Govind Narhar Joshi, Ramrao Madhavrao Deshmukh
- ↑ "BCCI to hold AGM on January 27". The Tribune. Chennai. January 15, 2005. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ↑ Nambiar, Nisha (2009). "Agashe dead; depositors now pin hopes on IOB". Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ↑ "Suvarna protestors halt traffic". Times of India. February 11, 2008.
- ↑ "Former MCA chief Agashe dies". Web India 123. January 3, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Deadend!". Pune Mirror. January 4, 2009. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ↑ Oracle, CricketArchives. "Cricket Archives". cricketarchives.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.