India head coach Rahul Dravid began his press convention forward of the fourth Test in opposition to Australia, remembering The Hindu’s senior cricket author S. Dinakar, who handed away in Indore.
“On behalf of the Indian cricket team, I would like to express my deep sorrow and regret at the passing away of veteran sports journalist S. Dinakar. For a lot of you, he would have been a close friend, a colleague, so our thoughts are with all of you – his friends, his family, his colleagues,” Dravid stated.
“At a personal level also, I knew Dinakar for a long time. Honestly, he has covered some of my games from the time I played Ranji Trophy or just after that, he was someone who was passionate about the game in the country, cared for cricketers. I pay respect on behalf of the team and personally also, it’s a loss. Heartfelt condolences to all of you. Our thoughts are with you all.”
The veteran cricket author had simply reported the third Test between India and Australia in Indore and was making ready to go away for Ahmedabad for the fourth Test, when he collapsed in his resort room. He is survived by his father.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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