New Delhi: Former Indian Batsman and members of the 1983 World Cup winning team Yashpal Sharma, who died on Tuesday, had been credited by Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar to recommend his name to the Indian cricket board for a place on the national team.
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“Sometimes the talent in the future is picked by people from other fields.
You called him Saab Dilip (the name of the screen); I called him Yusuf Saab (his real name).
Yusuf Saab brought him a point in my life.
I remember I was a trophy player Ranji and That year my team was going to the knockouts where they played Uttar Pradesh, “Sharma recently told Navbharat Gold.
“I have scored 100 in the first half and was unbeaten at 80 in the second half.
It was the last day of the match.
Suddenly, I saw 2-3 big cars at the gate.
Some people go down and almost all of them have been wearing white clothes.
I think this must be several local politicians, who love cricket.
They sit on a platform there.
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He was 66 and survived his wife, two daughters and a son.
According to sources, Yashpal fainted at home after returning from a morning trip.
Then the invitation came from Dilip Kumar.
“When I finished my century in the second half, they clapped.
I have never met Yusuf Saab before.
A match official came after that and said ‘we have to go to the administrative box and meet someone’.
When I got there, I got lost For words because Yusuf Saab was in front of me.
He shook hands with me and said he liked my punch, “Sharma recalled.
“Dilip Saab said, ‘You have a temperament.
It is clear that you are talented and I will talk to someone about you’.
Honestly tastes great that someone is so big talking to me.
I never met him,” Sharma.
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Within four years, Sharma made Dulep Trophy’s debut, against the South Zone in 1977, and scored 173 in the match.
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“In 1978, while playing for the whole India [in Irani Trophy], I was in 87 when I came out after hitting.
I met Raj Singh Dungarpur Ji (a former president of the control board for cricket in India).
He told me that We have watched you.
He (Dungarpur) only told me that a few years ago Yusuf Saab recommended my name.
I am very happy that Bollywood stars, who don’t even know me, recommend my name and recommend my name.
Tell them ‘there is This young batsman with talent and temperament, looked at him ‘, “Sharma said.
Sharma came to Dilip Kumar during a break of the test match in Mumbai (then Bombay).
The deceased actor had asked him to come to the set of Kranti’s film, which also featured Manoj Kumar.
He congratulated him to become a test cricket.
“I will never be able to meet him after that.
But I will be grateful forever to him,” Sharma said.