Dravid is a true legend, says Jagdale

July 1, 2012

Dravis

When the whole world was criticizing Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman during the disastrous tour of Australia, BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale stood firmly behind them. Having closely watched the seniors as a selector and manager of Team India on several occasions, Jagdale knew whom he was backing - the legends of the Indian cricket. While Dravid has called it quits earlier this year, Tendulkar and Laxman are still to take a call on their future.

After the Indian cricket board and Karnataka State Cricket Association, now Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association has decided to honour Dravid, naming the dressing room after him at Holkar Stadium, Indore on Saturday evening. Dravid himself will unveil the dressing room.

"He is true legend of the game and one of the nicest persons I have ever met. He has given so much to the Indian cricket. He is a role model to the coming generation; a true gentleman. He always loved challenges and came out with flying colours through most of them. It's great to see MPCA felicitating him. He also has Indore connections (Dravid's mother is from Indore and he was born here)," BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale, an ex-MPCA secretary, told TOI.

MPCA secretary Narendra Menon told TOI: "I attended Dravid's felicitation in Bangalore and that's where I thought of honouring him. When I discussed this with our president Jyotiraditya Scindia and the managing committee of MPCA, they readily agreed for it. I also spoke to Mr (Sanjay) Jagdale who talked to Dravid to come here for the function, to which he agreed."

Having officiated in many first class matches featuring Dravid, Menon, also a former BCCI-panel umpire, had a chance to see the Karnataka batsman from closely. "It's great to see how he shaped up his career and went on to become one of the greats of the game. His commitment and hard work is something youngsters can learn. He has always set high standards for him. We all are looking forward to the evening," he said.

MPCA president Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jagdale and members of managing committee will remain present during the occasion.



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Bengaluru: Darshan Babu is an engineer who is fond of betting on cricket matches and has been placing major bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) games since 2021. He often borrows money after losing a bet, or to place one when he is short on funds. His 23-year-old wife, tired of the constant harassment by creditors, died by suicide.

Ranjitha was found hanging at her home in Karnataka's Chitradurga on March 18. According to the family, Darshan had racked up a debt of over Rs 1 crore.

He worked as an assistant engineer in the Minor Irrigation Department at Hosadurga and had been ensnared in the realm of IPL betting from 2021 to 2023. This took a major toll on the couple's finances. Allegedly, he had borrowed over Rs 1.5 crore to place bets after his luck ran out and he lost all his money. While he managed to return Rs 1 crore, cops say that he still has a pending loan of ₹ 84 lakh.

Ranjitha married Darshan in 2020. She realised the truth about Darshan's involvement in betting in 2021, claims her father Venkatesh.

In his complaint, Venkatesh said that his daughter was extremely distressed due to the constant harassment by moneylenders and this led to her suicide. He has also named 13 men who had allegedly lent the money.

He said that his son-in-law was lured into betting with a promise of quick money.

"He (Darshan) was not willing to get into betting, but the suspects forced him saying it was an easy way to get rich. They promised to finance his betting activities against some blank cheques as security," he said.

Cops during their investigation found a suicide note, where she detailed the harassment they faced. Darshan and Ranjitha have a two-year-old son.

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