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Gavaskar's record of 34 Test centuries stood for almost two decades before Tendulkar surpassed it in December 2005. [6] He was named the Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year in 1971 and as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1980.
No.ScoreAgainstPos.111622117*23124 [N 2]24220 [N 3]2In an age of the fearsome and blood-thirsty West Indian pacers, it took enormous courage to bat without a helmet - something Gavaskar did over a period of 16 years, and through the 10,000...
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.
- Male
- August 10, 1949
- India
He also became the first Indian to make four centuries in one Test series, the second Indian after Vijay Hazare to score two centuries in the same Test, and the third after Hazare and Polly Umrigar to score centuries in three consecutive innings.
- 34/45
- 125
- 51.12
- 10,122
Sep 19, 2010 · He scored four centuries in the 18 Tests he played against Imran - including in each innings of the Karachi Test in 1978, and a memorable unbeaten 127, when he carried the bat through the...
Gavaskar, who scored more than 10,000 runs in Test matches, scored 45 half-centuries with 34 centuries in Test matches. Today on the occasion of his birthday, let's revisit some of his...
The first to reach the landmark 10,000 runs in Tests, Sunil Gavaskar finished with 10,122 runs, 34 centuries and an average of 51.12. Only Alastair Cook has scored more runs than him as an opener.
