Tarak Sinha, one of India's most respected cricket coaches, died on Saturday morning due to a prolonged battle with lung cancer. He was 71 years old.
He had coached the most number of international and first-class cricketers. was a father figure in Delhi's famous Sonnet Club, which has produced some of the country's finest cricketers.
Tributes poured in soon after the club announced the news. Apart from IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, many cricketers including VVS Laxman and Aakash Chopra tweeted their condolences to Tarak Sinha's family.
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