Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar : The Legendry Cricketer

This Cricketer needs no introduction. The assest of the Indian cricket team, he was a player who was ready to take on the world, gutsy, brave and a master in his own right. Sunil "Sunny" Gavaskar is a record-setting batsman and a national hero to India's cricket fans. Born on 10th July’1949 Gavaskar changed the face of Indian cricket. In the 1980s Gavaskar, sometimes called "The Little Master" (he's 5' 4"), dominated Indian cricket and became famous for his meticulous approach as well as his distinctive headgear.

On The Pitch:
He was the first cricketer to make 10, 000 runs and his record of 34 test centuries still stands untouched. The fact that Sunny went on to score 10,000 runs is a tribute to the man’s enormous talent. His amazing concentration was the key to his success

Gavaskar's 221 at the Oval in 1979 were one of the best innings ever played by any batsman, particularly bearing in mind the important fact that India started their second innings in the seemingly impossible position of needing 438 runs in 500 minutes to win. Gavaskar was by far the best batsman of either side in the series - and England had Boycott, Gooch and Gower.

Gavaskar's batting records are amazing by any standards. Apart from being the first to score 10,000 runs in Tests, he had set the record of 774 runs at an average of 154.8, the highest for any batsman in his debut series.