People remember legendary cricketer Dhruve Pandove on his death anniversary
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Patiala
Dhruve Pandove Cricket Trust organized a blood donation camp today i.e. on 30th January, 2020 in the sweet memory of late Ace Cricketer Dhruve Pandove here today.The camp was inaugurated by M.P.Pandove former Member Punjab Public Service Commission and father of Dhruve Pandove and renowned physician Dr Janak Raj Sachdeva while addressing people on the occasion both called upon people to donate blood for the service to the society.People from all walks of life attended the blood donation camp and appreciated the Dhruve Pandove Cricket Trust for organizing the blood donation camp. Around 100 nos of blood donors donated the blood in the camp.
Dhruve Pandove Cricket Trust which has been set up in the memory of Dhruve Pandove to promote young Cricketers of Patiala organizes blood donation camp every year to remember Dhruve Pandove, who lost his life in a tragic road accident at Ambala on 30th Jan, 1992.
Dhruve Pandove was the outstanding Cricketer who played in the Ranji Trophy Tournament from Punjab at the age of fourteen years. He became the youngest player to complete 1000 runs in Ranji Trophy achieving the feat during 21st Ranji Trophy match scoring 170 runs at the age of 17 years and 341 days. He broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of completing 1000 runs in Ranji Trophy at the age of 18 years and 3 days.He scored 94 runs at his debut in Ranjit Trouphy. He was the youngest to score half century and a century in the National Championship scoring 94 runs at the age of 13 years and 310 days and a century (137) at the age of 14 years and 294 days. Dhruv as a youngster shared the stage with likes of Kapil Dev, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Ravi Shasrti, Mohd.Azharudeen, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Vinod Kambli, Saurav Ganguly, Ajay Jadeja, Kirti Azad etc. It is only a matter of conjecture as to what records Dhruv would have set if fate had not cut his budding career short.
He was the contemporary of the Cricket Stars like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguli , Anil Kumble, J. Shri Nath, Vinod Kambli, Ajay Jadeja, Rahul Dravid all these players played together in the junior India team and Dhruve Pandove always remained the top Run getter. Dhruve was left handed opening bats man and a useful right hand leg spin bowler. He also played in the Deodhar and Duleep Trophy Inter zonal Tournaments. He was likely to play for India but unfortunately road accident snatched this Star Cricketer from all of us.
