The life journey of legendary cricketers Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandip Patil will come alive during a felicitation function for the two stalwarts at Jogeshwari on Saturday, August 19, 2023.
The former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar and dashing batsman Sandip Patil, who enthralled a generation of cricket lovers, will both be felicitated by Ageas Federal Life Insurance, in association with NKGSB Cooperative Bank. The felicitation honours will be done by famous actor and director Sachin Pilgaonkar at the Mangalya Sabhagruh, Jogeshwari (East) on Saturday at 6.00pm.
The evening function will be filled with an interesting cricket chat with some of the yesteryear greats. Renowned cricket critic, narrator and author Dwarkanath Sanzgiri will strike a dialogue with Vengsarkar and Patil in his inimitable humorous style and make them relive memories of their cricketing careers. The event will be attended by former cricketers which include Karsan Ghavri and other dignitaries from various fields.
The Ageas Federal Life Insurance has for the past several years been felicitating and honouring two former cricketers every year for their outstanding contribution in the world of cricket. In the past, stalwarts including, Vasu Paranjpe, Padmakar (Paddy) Shivalkar, Pandurang Salgaonkar, Chandu Patankar, Sudhir Naik, Karsan Ghavri, Chandu Borde, Milind Gunjal, Anshuman Gaekwad and Umesh Kulkarni have been honoured.
A specific mention must be made here that there was no interruption in this felicitation ceremony even during the Covid period.