S. K. Wankhede Explained

Sheshrao Wankhede
Birth Date:1914 9, df=y
Birth Place:Katol, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Death Place:Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation:Lawyer, Politician
18th President of BCCI[1]
Term:1980-1982
Predecessor:M. Chinnaswamy
Successor:N. K. P. Salve
Office5:1st Deputy speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
Term Start5:1 April 1952
Term End5:31 October 1956
Predecessor5:S. R. Kanthi
Successor5:Deendayal Gupta
Constituency5:Sawargoan
Office6:Minister of Finance (Maharashtra)
Term Start6:5 November 1963
Term End6:1 March 1967
1Blankname6:Chief Minister
1Namedata6:Vasantrao Naik

Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede (24 September 1914 in Nagpur – 30 January 1988 in Mumbai) was a cricket administrator and politician.

Early life

Wankhede had his early college education in Nagpur and entered the bar in England. On his return, he started practice in Nagpur. In the 1940s, he entered politics and was jailed for taking part in the Indian freedom struggle.

Political career

He was elected to the Madhya Pradesh State assembly in 1952 and served as the deputy speaker of Bilingual Bombay State from 23 November 1956 to 5 April 1957. He was elected from Kalmeshwar in 1957 elections to the Bombay State[2] and in 1962[3] and 1967 to the Maharashtra Assembly.[4] He was the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly between 22 March 1972 till 20 April 1977.[5] Wankhede was also the mayor of Nagpur for three years. In 1967, he was a member of the Indian delegation that took part in the 22nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

As cricket administrator

Wankhede was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1980-81 to 1982-83, and the Vice president from 1972-73 to 1979-80. He led the Bombay Cricket Association from 1963-64 till his death. He also chaired various other sporting bodies. He was an agriculturist and businessman by profession.

The Bombay Cricket Association (BCA) had persistent disputes with the Cricket Club of India over ticketing revenues from Brabourne Stadium, which is owned by CCI. After a particularly bitter dispute in the early 1970s, the BCA decided to build a stadium of its own in Mumbai. Built under his leadership, it is now named after him as Wankhede Stadium, and is a prominent international cricketing venue.

In popular culture

It is told that Mr. Wankhede went to watch the India vs Zimbabwe match of the 1983 World Cup at Tunbridge Wells. Seeing India at 17 for 5, Wankhede asked his Indian taxi driver to keep the meter running. Later, after Kapil Dev's onslaught of unbeaten 175, a world record then, and India defeating Zimbabwe, it is said that Wankhede paid 300 pounds for that taxi ride. This has been captured in 83 movie starring Ranveer Singh.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who was SK Wankhede? . . 20 August 2008 . 5 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Statistical Report Bombay 1957 . 2022-08-09.
  3. Web site: Statistical Report Maharashtra 1962 . 2022-08-09.
  4. Web site: Statistical Report Maharashtra 1967 . 2022-08-09.
  5. Web site: MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE, MUMBAI . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701172627/http://www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Maharashtra.pdf . 2016-07-01.