Dnyaneshwar Agashe
Dnyaneshwar Agashe | |||||||||||||||
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Joint Managing Director of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. | |||||||||||||||
In office 1 July 1970 – 26 October 1978 Serving with Panditrao Agashe | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | G. S. Valimbe | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Himself (as sole managing director) | ||||||||||||||
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. | |||||||||||||||
In office 16 February 1990 – 2 January 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | S. L. Limaye | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Ashutosh Agashe | ||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||
Born | Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India | 17 April 1942||||||||||||||
Died | 2 January 2009 Pune, Maharashtra, India | (aged 66)||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Rekha Agashe (m. 1967) | ||||||||||||||
Children | philanthropist | ||||||||||||||
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Cricket information | |||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1962/63–1967/68 | Indian Universities | ||||||||||||||
1965/66 | Vazir Sultan Tobacco Colts XI | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Dnyaneshwar Chandrashekhar Agashe (
Biography
Early life, education and family: 1942–1967
Agashe was born in
Agashe's mother was the daughter of Narayan Gokhale VI from the aristocratic Gokhale gharana of Dharwad. She was a great niece of Bapu Gokhale, a Third Anglo-Maratha War general under Peshwa Baji Rao II of the Maratha Empire.[8] Through her, Agashe was a distant relation of musician Ashutosh Phatak,[9] historian Dinkar G. Kelkar, and scientist P. K. Kelkar.[10]
Agashe grew up between Pune,
Agashe married Rekha Gogte in 1967, a niece of B. M. Gogte.[14] She was also a descendant of the aristocratic Latey (Bhagwat) family. Through her, Agashe was a relation of Kokuyo Camlin head Dilip Dandekar, and academic Jyoti Gogte.[15] The couple had three children, sons Mandar and Ashutosh Agashe, and daughter Sheetal Agashe.[16]
Career in cricket: 1955–1968
While at Raman Baug High School, Agashe took an interest in
Known for his unorthodox
Between 1962 and 1968, Agashe played first-class cricket for the Maharashtra cricket team as a wicket-keeper-batsman, and scored two half-centuries in 13 matches.[18] He played his best season in 1964–65 where he made his career-best 75, took ten catches and made two stumpings,[21][22] and was credited for Maharashtra's victory against the Nari Contractor captained Gujarat cricket team in the 1964 season. His teammates at the time were Chandu Borde, Sadanand Mohol, and Hemant Kanitkar.[23] During the same season, he was a wicket-keeper for the Indian universities team against the Sri Lankan cricket team.[24]
Career in business and cricket administration: 1969–2006
Agashe's father had founded the
Beginning in 1969, Agashe founded the Suvarna Sahakari Bank in Pune for the banking purposes of mainly middle-class families.[3] In July 1970, Agashe and his brother became joint managing directos of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate.[28] Beginning in the 1970s, under Agashe and his brother, the syndicate manufactured liquor in Shreepur, Maharashtra,[33] specialising in whisky production under its several flagship brands.[34] During the Maharashtra drought of 1972, Agashe and his brother lent their water stream on their Mangdari estate to the Bhor district for the construction of a tap water system for the village.[35] In 1973, Agashe and his brother donated an exhibit named after their father to the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum.[36][37][38] In 1977, Agashe and his brother aided Shivrampant Damle in founding the Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education in honour of their father.[39] In 1978, Agashe became the sole managing director of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate upon his brother's retirement from the office.[40][41]
By 1985, Agashe worked as a promoter for several cricket matches and tournaments within India,
In 1990, Agashe took over as chairman of the board of directors for the syndicate upon the death of S. L. Limaye.[52] In 1991, he attended the International Cricket Council meeting as vice-president of the BCCI, putting forth India's proposal to not renew the veto rights which were enjoyed by Australia and England as founding members of the council, and further proposing India's opposition to South Africa's participation in the 1992 Cricket World Cup, along with India's request to host the 1996 Cricket World Cup.[53] In April 1992, he chaired the meeting, in his role as chairman of the junior committee, which finalised the programme for the England under-19 cricket team visiting India, and for the India national under-19 cricket team visiting South Africa that year.[54] In July of the year, some sources reported that Agashe, along with board secretary C Nagaraj, voted against India's bid for hosting, or Pakistan’s bid for co-hosting, the 1996 Cricket World Cup at that year's ICC annual meeting.[55] In August, it was announced that the BCCI had set up a panel, with Agashe as its chief, looking into hosting the 1995–1996 Cricket World Cup before submitting a formal bid in December of that same year.[56] In September of that same year, Agashe proposed several changes to the Ranji Trophy format for its points table, suggesting that the BCCI either follow the Australian system observed at the Sheffield Shield or to revert to the older format followed before the Ranji Trophy extended match durations to four days. He also suggested the removal of the bonus points during matches, recommending eight points be awarded outright for a win, dividing the number of runs scored by the number of overs bowled incase of a tie, and awarding no bonus points for batting or bowling, criticising that the bonus points system had not improved the quality of cricket in the league. He further suggested that the duration of matches be reduced to three days, and the matches be played on a limited overs basis, citing that the winners of the Ranji Trophy went on to play the Wills Trophy which followed the limited overs system. Agashe further stated that if his suggestions were implemented, other league trophies such as the Cooch Behar Trophy and Vijay Merchant Trophy would also need an update of their point systems.[57]
In 1993, Agashe was invited to open the Deodhar Entrance to the
By 2000, Agashe was also on the board of the
Agashe served a record seventh term as executive chairman of the Maharashtra Cricket Association, being elected in April 2003.
In 2005, the Maharashtra Cricket Association was gripped in a power struggle between Agashe and Ajay Shirke.[88] That year's Maharashtra Cricket Association election was in sight of a reformed regulation scheme recommendations between the two parties,[89] which was won by Shirke.[90] Agashe had served a record seventh term at the time of his ousting from the position.[91] Critics claimed that the court cases between the two parties were responsible for a lack luster cricketing season in Pune that year.[92]
In August 2006, Agashe served as president through the Poona Youth Club's liquor controversy,[93] resigning the presidency in September,[94] after his third year as president of the club.[95][96]
Suvarna Sahakari Bank scam allegations: 2006–2008
By 2006, the Suvarna Sahakari Bank started having financial troubles, with some sources alleging that the bank's failure was backlash for the controversial BCCI presidency elections of 2004.
On 22 November 2008, Agashe along with 14 other board members was taken into
In December 2008, the economics offenses wing of the crime branch conducted a raid of Agashe's Aundh residence to recover Rs. 1.5
Death and legacy: 2009
While in judicial custody, Agashe's health deteriorated and he was admitted to Sassoon Hospital on 22 December 2009, suffering from severe diabetes and gangrene,[113] for which he had previously been denied medical assistance.[114][80] He died on 2 January 2009,[115][116] at the age of 66.[117] He died in the ICU from a heart attack while being treated for diabetic complications.[118] A condolence meet following Agashe's death was held at the Poona Youth Club,[119] at the Maharashtra Cricket Association,[120] and his family's residence in Shaniwar Peth.[121] Agashe's son Ashutosh succeeded him as chairman of the board of directors and as managing director of the Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate.[122]
The bank's case continued after Agashe's death, with the bank being dissolved and merged with the Indian Overseas Bank in May 2009.[97][123] In 2015, Agashe's son, Ashutosh, conceived the Dnyaneshwar Agashe Trophy as the highest award of merit at the Poona Youth Club's annual cricket tournament, the PYC Premier League, in honor of Agashe.[124] In his 2016 memoir, Madhav Apte remembered Agashe's business reputation fondly.[125]
Notes
- ^ Agashe bore his father's name (Chandrashekhar) as a middle name as per the patronymic Marathi naming conventions,[1] but he is widely remembered without his patronymic.[2][3]
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Bibliography
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Further reading
- Wadhwaney, Kishin R. (2005). Indian cricket and corruption (1st ed.). ISBN 9788172201760 – via University of Michigan.
- Belvalkar, Sharatchandra; Vartak, Taraprakash; Barve, Ramesh, eds. (17 April 2022). Putra Vishwastacha: A Festschrift to Dnyaneshwar Agashe. Translated by OCLC 1325123469 – via Google Books.