Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar
India
Full name :
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
Born :July 10, 1949, Bombay(now
Mumbai), Maharashtra
Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age : 63 years 168 days
Major teams : India, Mumbai, Somerset
Also known as : Sunny
Batting style : Right-hand bat
Bowling style : Right-arm medium,
Right-arm offbreak
Right-arm offbreak
Other : Referee
Height :
5 ft 5 in
Education :St Xavier's College; Bombay University
Relation
Uncle - MK Mantri,
Brother-in-law - GR Viswanath,
Son - RS Gavaskar
In a nutshell Sunil
Gavaskar was the first to get 10,000 Test runs and 30 centuries.
India's lynchpin of the 70s and 80s, and arguably their first great
batsman, he was known for his immaculate defence but was equally at ease
hooking and pulling the most fearsome bowlers of all time.
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 | 26 | 108 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 108 | 102 | 14 | 3092 | 103* | 35.13 | 4966 | 62.26 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 0 | |
| First-class | 348 | 563 | 61 | 25834 | 340 | 51.46 | 81 | 105 | 293 | 0 | |||
| List A | 151 | 144 | 17 | 4594 | 123 | 36.17 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 125 | 29 | 380 | 206 | 1 | 1/34 | 1/34 | 206.00 | 3.25 | 380.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 108 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 25.00 | 7.50 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 348 | 1987 | 1240 | 22 | 3/43 | 56.36 | 3.74 | 90.3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 151 | 108 | 81 | 2 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 40.50 | 4.50 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Mar 6-10, 1971 scorecard | ||
| Last Test | India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Mar 13-17, 1987 scorecard | ||
| ODI debut | England v India at Leeds, Jul 13, 1974 scorecard | ||
| Last ODI | India v England at Mumbai, Nov 5, 1987 scorecard | ||
| First-class span | 1966-1987 | ||
| List A span | 1973-1988 |
| Only Test | West Indies v England at Kingston, Feb 19-24, 1994 scorecard |
| Test matches | 1 |
| ODI debut | West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Feb 16, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI | West Indies v England at Port of Spain, Mar 6, 1994 scorecard |
| ODI matches | 5 |
Sunil Gavaskar was one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time, and
certainly the most successful. His game was built around a near-perfect
technique and enormous powers of concentration. It is hard to visualise
a more beautiful defence: virtually unbreachable, it made his wicket
among the hardest to earn. He played with equal felicity off both front
and back feet, had excellent judgement of length and line, and was
beautifully balanced. He had virtually every stroke in the book but
traded flair for the solidity his side needed more. His record for the
highest number of Test hundreds was overtaken by Sachin Tendulkar, but
statistics alone don't reveal Gavaskar's true value to India. He earned
respect for Indian cricket and he taught his team-mates the virtue of
professionalism. The self-actualisation of Indian cricket began under
him. Since retiring, Gavaskar has served as a television commentator,
analyst and columnist, as well as taken on various responsibilities with
the BCCI, and served as chairman of the ICC cricket committee. He
stepped down - after some controversial comments - from the latter in
order to continue as a media columnist and commentator.
Sambit Bal
Sambit Bal
Harsha Bhogle on Gavaskar
The gift of pride
His numbers were stellar, but more important, to a country starved of self-respect, he was a godsend
Stats analysis
The perfect opener
Gavaskar achieved outstanding numbers as an opener during a period when fast-bowling resources around the world were plentiful
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March 6-10, 1971
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March-April 1971
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July 27, 1971
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The importance of Sunny
(Jul 10, 2009)
Gavaskar was was not just another cricketer but a metaphor for a country's aspirations -
'I speak from the heart, not the head'
(Jul 10, 2009)
The great Indian opener, 60 today, talks about the game then and now, temperament over technique, sledging, and more -
Sunil Gavaskar
(1980)
SUNIL MANOHAR GAVASKAR was born in Bombay on July 10, 1949, with the scent of bat oil in his nostrils, for his father was still a very active club cricketer and his uncle from his mother's side, M -
Hook-filled and Bradmanesque
(Mar 21, 2010)
Sunil Gavaskar's 29th Test century came against two of the most ferocious quicks of all time
Feb 8, 2012
Kapil Dev hands the ICC Hall of Fame cap to Sunil Gavaskar
© Getty Images
Feb 8, 2012
Sunil Gavaskar gets his ICC Hall of Fame cap from Kapil Dev
© Getty Images
