{"id":567,"date":"2020-06-22T12:04:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=16419"},"modified":"2020-06-22T12:04:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:34:42","slug":"india-cricket-lost-a-giant-cricket-fraternity-mourns-highest-first-class-wicket-taker-rajinder-goels-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-cricket-lost-a-giant-cricket-fraternity-mourns-highest-first-class-wicket-taker-rajinder-goels-death\/","title":{"rendered":"India cricket lost a giant: Cricket fraternity mourns highest first class wicket taker Rajinder Goel\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary Sachin Tedulkar and former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly led the way as cricket fraternity of India mourned the death of Rajinder Goel, terming him a \u201cgiant of domestic cricket\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaddened to hear about the passing away of Rajinder Goel ji! He was a stalwart of Indian Domestic Cricket picking up more than 600 wickets in the Ranji Trophy. May his soul Rest in Peace and my heartfelt condolences to his near and dear ones,\u201d Sachin wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saddened to hear about the passing away of Rajinder Goel ji! He was a stalwart of Indian Domestic Cricket picking up more than 600 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.<br \/>May his soul Rest in Peace and my heartfelt condolences to his near and dear ones. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hqDoSsoL5y\">pic.twitter.com\/hqDoSsoL5y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt\/status\/1274920107333029889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ganguly was joined by secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal, both of whom condoled the death of former left-arm spinner who played for Patiala, Southern Punjab, Delhi and famously Haryana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Indian cricketing community has lost a giant of domestic cricket today. His staggering record tells you about his craft and the control he had over it, Ganguly said in his condolence statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo have a career that lasts more than 25 years and still be able to perform consistently speaks about his dedication and commitment towards the game. To be able to pick 750 wickets needs years and years of hard work and I salute his efforts. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family,\u201d the former India captain said.<\/p>\n<p>Goel was 77 and he passed away due to age-related health issues on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy cricket Rajinder Goel passes away, all I heard growing up was \u201cwhat a fine left-arm spinner Rajinder Goel was\u201d I have not seen you bowl sir, but you have left a legacy that will last forever. RIP Rajinder Goel,\u201d Ashwin tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The highest wicket taker in Ranji trophy cricket <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RajinderGoel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RajinderGoel<\/a> passes away, all I heard growing up was \u201cwhat a fine left arm spinner Rajinder Goel was\u201d I haven\u2019t seen you bowl sir, but you have left a legacy that will last forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RipRajindergoel?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RipRajindergoel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashwin \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@ashwinravi99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashwinravi99\/status\/1274893027236966403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The left-arm spinner Goel played 157 first-class matches, most of them for Haryana, and finished with 750 wickets.<\/p>\n<p>He holds the record for most wickets taken in Ranji Trophy as he scalped 637, 107 more than S Venkataraghavan who is second on the list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeeply saddened by the passing away of Shri Rajinder Goel, the highest wicket-taker in the history of Ranji Trophy. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones,\u201d Laxman tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deeply saddened by the passing away of Shri Rajinder Goel, the highest wicket-taker in the history of Ranji Trophy. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6wIOfolnJc\">pic.twitter.com\/6wIOfolnJc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VVSLaxman281\/status\/1274751842451251200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in peace Rajinder Goel Sir. My thoughts and prayers with the family. God bless your soul,\u201d Dhawan tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest in peace Rajinder Goel Sir. My thoughts and prayers with the family. God bless your soul \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qH7ZCIFsIC\">pic.twitter.com\/qH7ZCIFsIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SDhawan25\/status\/1274775011635552258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jay Shah on his part spoke about his longevity in first-class cricket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis longevity should inspire upcoming cricketers to excel and improve every time they take the field. BCCI honoured him with Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajinder Goel played 157 first-class matches, most of them for Haryana, and finished with 750 wickets,which is the most in Ranji Trophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":23706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}