Deepak Shodhan was born on October 18, 1928.
Actual death registration records suggest that Pananmal Punjabi passed away in 2011.
Names like Harold Larwood and Bill Ponsford inspire immediate awe.
With Mantri’s sad demise, Punjabi becomes India’s oldest surviving Test cricketer.
He acknowledges the work he has done for Mumbai and Indian cricket.
Wadekar believes Madhav Mantri was the man who convinced the selectors and captain for his debut.
Punjabi played 32 First-Class matches for Sind and Gujarat, finishing with an average of 38 with six hundreds.
He was the man helped the careers of Gavaskar, Vengsarkar and Sanjay Manjrekar.
He was 92 years and 244 days old.
Narrating two tales which exemplify the fiery Gavaskar's pride of being an India player.