Following legendary cricketer Yashpal Sharma's death at the age of 66 on Tuesday morning, the sports fraternity was in mourning and took to social media to express their grief on the untimely demise of the champion.
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar were among the first to react on the news and took to Twitter to give their hearlfelt condolences.
"Shocked and deeply pained by the demise of Yashpal Sharma ji. Have fond memories of watching him bat during the 1983 World Cup. His contribution to Indian cricket shall always be remembered," tweeted Sachin. My sincere condolences to the entire Sharma family."
"So sorry to hear about #YashpalSharma Paaji 's passing away, one of the heroes of our 1983 WC win. Heartfelt condolences. Om Shanti", tweeted Sehwag.
Indian legendary spinner and former Team India coach Anil Kumble also expressed his shock at the news.
Shocking to hear about the passing of Yashpal sharma. One of the heroes of our first World Cup win. Condolences to his family and friends," tweeted Kumble.
India coach Ravi Shastri also took to Twitter in mourning of the death.
India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane also expressed his grief on Twitter.
After serving as the natioanal selector of Indian team at the turn of the century, Yashpal also served as the coach of the Uttar Pradesh Ranji team.
Mindful of the fact, UP CM Yogi Adityanath also paid his tribute.
Yashpal also enjoyed a great relationship with India TV as cricket expert and was a close friend to its editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma, who was left shocked after getting the sad news.
Heartfelt last tributes were paid by sports fraternity from all over India and world including from newly-appointed sports minister Anurag Thakur and BCCI general secretary Jay Shah.
