Domestic cricket stalwart Rajinder Goel passes away at 77
PTI, Jun 22, 2020, 8:15 AM IST
New Delhi: Legendary first-class spinner Rajinder Goel passed away on Sunday, June 21 owing to age-related illnesses.
He was 77 and is survived by his wife and son Nitin Goel, who has also played first-class cricket and is a domestic match-referee.
“It is a huge loss for the game of cricket and personally for me. He was one of the best, if not the best left-arm spinner that this country has ever seen. His contribution to the game post-retirement was massive,” former BCCI president Ranbir Singh Mahendra said, expressing his grief.
The left-arm spinner, who was lucky to have played in the era of Bishan Singh Bedi, had 750 first-class wickets from 157 games, representing Haryana and North Zone in domestic cricket.
It was Bedi who presented him the BCCI’s CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
He played first-class cricket till the age of 44 and before him, Kapil Dev was the greatest cricketer to have emerged from Haryana.
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