S. K. Wankhede

Barrister Sheshrao Wankhede
18th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
In office
1980[1]–1982
Preceded byM. Chinnaswamy
Succeeded byN. K. P. Salve
Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
22 March 1972 – 20 April 1977
Preceded byBalasaheb Bharde
Succeeded byBalasaheb Desai
Minister of Finance, Maharashtra
In office
5 December 1963 – 1 March 1967
Chief MinisterVasantrao Naik
Preceded byP. K. Sawant
Succeeded byShankarrao Chavan
In office
1 May 1960 – 8 March 1962
Chief MinisterYashwantrao Chavan
Succeeded bySadashiv Barve
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1960–1978
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byBhagwantrao Manikrao Gaikwad
ConstituencyKalmeshwar
Deputy Speaker of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
In office
23 November 1956 – 5 April 1957
Preceded byS. R. Kanthi
Succeeded byDeendayal Gupta
ConstituencySawargaon
Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
In office
1957–1960
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyKalmeshwar
In office
1956–1957
Preceded byHimself in MP LA
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencySawargaon
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1952–1956
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHimself in Bombay LA
ConstituencySawargaon
Personal details
Born(1914-09-24)24 September 1914
Katol, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died30 January 1988(1988-01-30) (aged 73)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationLawyer, Politician

Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede (24 September 1914 – 30 January 1988) 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 assembly in 1952 and served as the deputy speaker of Bilingual Bombay from 23 November 1956 to 5 April 1957. He was elected from Kalmeshwar in 1957 elections to the Bombay Assembly[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 to 1964 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.

It is told that Mr. Wankhede went to watch the India vs Zimbabwe match of the 1983 Cricket 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 The 83 Movie starring Ranveer Singh.

References

  1. ↑ "Who was SK Wankhede?". The Times of India. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report Bombay 1957" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report Maharashtra 1962" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Report Maharashtra 1967" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE, MUMBAI" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016.
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