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Even Steve
Smith, Chris Gayle, Pollard have hit sixes with bats mended by Ashraf Chacha
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Mumbai(Agencies):
Ashraf Chaudhary once fixed his damaged bats and now Sachin Tendulkar has taken
it upon himself to help the ailing bat repairer who has been hospitalised for
considerable amount of time.
“Ashraf Chacha” as he is known
in cricketing circles, has been admitted to the Savla hospital since last 12
days due to diabetes and midzone pneumonia related complications.
The bat maker’s close friend
Prashant Jethmalani, told PTI on Tuesday, “Tendulkar came forward and has
spoken to Ashraf Chacha. He has also helped him financially. A major chunk of
the finances has been donated by the legendary batsman.”
Ashraf has fixed bats of
several noted cricketers including Tendulkar, Virat Kohli but fell on hard
times due to COVID-19 as both health and business took a beating.
He is an ever-present figure
inside the Wankhede stadium during international and IPL matches.
Even international players
like Australian Steve Smith, West Indian Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard have
all hit sixes with bats mended by Ashraf Chacha.
The bat maker owns a shop M
Ashraf Bro, which is situated at Dhobi Talao in South Mumbai and there have
been times when he has repaired bats for free just for his love for the game
and the players. — PTI
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