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Sunil Manohar Gavaskar (Marathi pronunciation: [suniːl ɡaːʋəskəɾ]; born 10 July 1949) is a former captain of the Indian national cricket team who represented India and Bombay from 1971 to 1987. Gavaskar is acknowledged as one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time.
India Mumbai Somerset. 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...
Rise to the top Sunil Gavaskar, the wunderkind, shot to local fame at the age of 17 when he was named India's Best Schoolboy Cricketer in 1966. After an incredibly consistent start by this ...
1 hour ago · Sunil Gavaskar reckons that the MS Dhoni played a crucial role in helping Virat Kohli become the modern-day batting great. Gavaskar says Kohli didn’t have a blazing start to his international career, terming it as ‘stop-start’ but Dhoni kept faith in his abilities. After giving a glimpse of his talent at the junior level including captaining India to a title win at the U-19 ODI World Cup in 2007, Kohli began his international career under the captaincy of Dhoni before taking over the ...
Sep 20, 2015 · Mumbai. Sunil Gavaskar. Sunil Gavaskar, born on July 10, 1949, was more than the greatest opening batsman produced by India. He was the icon who led India from an also ran to a leader in...
Player Bio. Born on July 10, 1949, Sunil Gavaskar went on to represent India in 125 Tests and 108 One-Day Internationals. Considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time, he ended his career with stunning figures – a total of 10,122 Test runs at an average of 51.12, including 34 centuries, and 3,092 runs in 108 ODIs at an average of 35.13.
Jul 10, 2023 · Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, also known by the nicknames 'Sunny' and 'Little Master', is doubtlessly among the greatest Indian cricketers to have graced the gentleman's game.
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...
May 10, 2024 · Sunil Gavaskar (born July 10, 1949, Bombay [now Mumbai], India) is an Indian cricket player who is considered one of the sport’s greatest opening batsmen of all time. Gavaskar skillfully captained the Indian team in 47 Test (international) matches and dominated the game during a career that spanned 16 years and 125 total Test contests.
Jul 10, 2023 · One of the greatest opening batters of all-time, legendary former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar turned 74 on Monday. Born on July 10, 1949, and fondly known as ‘Sunny G’, Gavaskar dictated the cricket pitch and dominated fast bowlers with his unbreachable defence and near-perfect technique.
