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He was ignored after that one Test - the next series was at home against England, but the Tamil Nadu batsman did not make it even to the South Zone team - just as his memory was ignored by the Indian team in Wednesday's one-day international against New Zealand in Bangalore. A tribute would have been fitting. A two-minute silence before the match perhaps. Or a show of kinship with players wearing black bands.
Hmm.. in a Indian cricket world that probably subscribes to Sunny Gavaskar's "he is a low caste or something" alluding to his south indianness, this is nor surprising.
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Indian teams have in the past have been quick to pay respects thus even to non-players. After Mark Mascarenhas was killed in an accident, the players wore black bands during a Test. Mark was a cricket buff, and more importantly, Sachin Tendulkar's agent and friend. TE was something more. A Test match player, and therefore special, his place in history assured.
The Indian team has a chance to make up for its apathy when the teams line up for the final one-dayer in TE's hometown, Chennai.