Professional Details
| Role | All Rounder |
| Bats | right handed . opener |
| Bowls | right-arm offbreak . Spinner |
Teams played for
India Mumbai
Personal Details
| Name | Sunil Gavaskar |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth | 10 Jul 1949 |
| Birth Place | Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in |
| Nationality | Indian |
One of the greatest Indian batters of all time, Sunil Manohar Gavaskar’s technique was second to none back in the day. He was a top-order genius who could easily tackle some of the quickest and most fearsome bowlers from the 1970s and 80s.
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One of the greatest Indian batters of all time, Sunil Manohar Gavaskar’s technique was second to none back in the day. He was a top-order genius who could easily tackle some of the quickest and most fearsome bowlers from the 1970s and 80s.
At one point in time, he held the record for most centuries in Test cricket, which Sachin Tendulkar eventually broke. Statistics alone cannot define what Gavaskar was capable of; he was full of flair and nearly had every shot in his arsenal. A rock-solid defence and the ability to concentrate for long hours made him the ultimate test cricketer.
The Bombay-born made his Test debut in March 1971 against the mighty West Indies in their backyard. He scored 65 and 67* in his debut Test at the Port of Spain and helped India script its first-ever Test victory against the West Indies. He went on to score a total of 774 runs in 4 matches in his debut series, a record to date.
A four-year period from 1976 to 1980 was when the legendary batter peaked in Test cricket. He was averaging 62.28 during that period. India was on the road to West Indies, Australia, Pakistan and England in those four years. During India’s tour of England in 1979, Gavaskar went on to play an innings to remember as he scored 221 runs at the Oval. The northpaw crossed 1000 Test runs in four different calendar years(1976, 1978, 1979, 1983).
The Mumbaikar was one of the crucial players of the Indian side, which won the 1983 World Cup in England.
The Little Master captained India in 47 Tests and 38 One-Day Internationals. Under his leadership, India won the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. As far as Test captaincy is concerned, India’s victory in Melbourne in 1981 came under him.
After retirement from the game, he went on to become an umpire. He was an umpire in a Test and 5 ODIs. Soon, the 73-year-old went into the television industry as a commentator. He has also held various positions in the Indian cricket structure. Gavaskar was also nominated as the chairman of the ICC cricket committee.
(As of February 2023)