[3] He ended up his first-class career with 785 runs with a best score of 127 against Baroda which came during the 1964 Ranji Trophy.
He was well known for his role as a mentor to several high-profile Indian cricketers such as Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma.
[4][5][6] His mentorship and leadership skills had significantly influenced these players to have a prolific cricketing career.
[12][13] His son Jatin co-authored a book along with cricket journalist Anand Vasu titled Cricket Drona: For the Love of Vasoo Paranjape which was based on the life story of Vasudeo Paranjape.
[16][17][18] On 2 September 2021, Indian players wore black armbands as a tribute to him during the first day of the fourth test match of the series between India and England.