Sunil Gavaskar India (Ind)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	125	108
Runs scored	10122	3092
Batting average	51.12	35.13
100s/50s	34/45	1/27
Top score	236*	103*
Balls bowled	380	20
Wickets	1	1
Bowling average	206.00	25.00
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	N/A
Best bowling	1/34	1/10
Catches/stumpings	108/-	22/-
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Sunil Manohar Gavaskar pronunciation (help· info) (Marathi:सुनिल मनोहर गावसकर) (born July 10, 1949 at Bombay, Maharashtra), nicknamed Sunny, was a cricket player during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. He is arguably the the greatest opening batsmen in the Test cricket. His Home town (native place) is Ubhadanda-Vengurla.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Sunil_Gavaskar. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Maharashtra   (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... The Mumbai cricket team is one of the top cricket teams in the Ranji Trophy, Indias top domestic competition. ... Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is a player whose speciality in the game is batting. ...

He made a spectacular Test debut in 1971 scoring 774 runs in his first Test series against the West Indies helping India to become one of the few teams to defeat the West Indies at home in the Caribbean. Gavaskar went on to average a mammoth 70.20 runs per innings in the West Indies throughout his career - a feat no batsman in his era was able to surpass consistently. From then until his retirement in 1987 he was a mainstay of the Indian batting line-up. In 1983 Gavaskar broke one of the oldest and most prestigious records in the game: Donald Bradman's total of 29 Test centuries. Gavaskar was the holder of the record for the most number of Test centuries (34) until 2005 when his countryman Sachin Tendulkar broke that record. Gavaskar was the only player to score centuries in each innings, three times (Ricky Ponting equalled this record against South Africa in 2006). He was also the first batsman to reach 10,000 Test runs and held the record for the most number of runs until it was broken by Allan Border. Along with Hannan Sarkar, Gavaskar holds the dubious distinction of being the only Test cricketer to be dismissed with the first delivery of the Test match on three occasions. A Test match in progress. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (August 27, 1908 — February 25, 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time,[1] and is one of Australias most popular sporting heroes. ... Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman[1]. He holds several key batting records, including the most Test centuries, most ODI centuries and the... Beyond Ten Thousand — an autobiographical book about Allan Border (book cover) Allan Robert Border (born July 27, 1955 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricket captain. ... Hannan Sarkar (born December 1, 1982 in Dhaka) is a Test cricketer for the Bangladesh cricket team. ...

Gavaskar was captain of the Indian team on several occasions in the late '70s and early '80s, though here his record is more mixed. Often equipped with weak bowling attacks he tended to use conservative tactics which resulted in a large number of draws. Still he had several successes as captain especially a 2-0 victory over Pakistan in 1979-80 and a victory in the World Championship of Cricket held in Australia in early 1985. As a matter of fact, it was during his tenure that Kapil Dev emerged as a leading pace bowler for the country. On the downside there was a heavy defeat against Pakistan in 1982-83 which cost him the captaincy until the 1984/85 home series against England. The Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket was a one day international tournament held in February and March 1985 in Australia. ... Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj was the former captian of the Indian Cricket Team. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ...

Gavaskar was also a fine slip fielder and his safe catching in the slips helped him become the first Indian (excluding wicket-keepers) to take over a hundred catches in Test matches. Perhaps his most memorable display of catching was in a one-day international against Pakistan in Sharjah in 1985 when he took four catches and helped India defend a small total of 125. Early in his Test career, when India rarely used pace bowlers, Gavaskar also opened the bowling on occasion. The only wicket claimed by him is of Zaheer Abbas in 1983-84. Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani (Urdu: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی) (born 24 July 1947) is a former Pakistani cricketer. ...

While Gavaskar could not be described as an attacking batsman, he had the remarkable ability of keeping the scoreboard ticking with unique shots such as the "late flick". On occasions however, he would resort to a very attacking mode, such as against West Indies at Delhi in 1983 when he hooked and pulled Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall to reach his 100 off just 94 balls. Still his style of play was usually less suited to the shorter form of the game, at which he had less success. He famously scored an ignominious 36 not out carrying his bat through the full 60 overs against England in the 1975 World Cup. In contrast to his record-breaking 34 Test centuries, Gavaskar almost went through his career without scoring a one-day century. He finally managed his first in the 1987 World Cup, when he hit a blistering 103 not out against New Zealand in his penultimate ODI innings at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur. For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Michael Anthony Holding (born February 16, 1954) was a West Indian cricketer. ... Malcolm Denzil Marshall (April 18, 1958 - November 4, 1999) was a West Indian cricketer, regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever to have played Test cricket; some have suggested he was the finest of all. ...

Sunil Gavaskar's career performance graph.

Gavaskar was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980 and has also been awarded the Padma Bhushan. In December 1994 he was appointed the Sheriff of Mumbai, an honorary for a year. After retirement, he has been a popular, sometimes controversial commentator, both on TV and in print. He has written four books on cricket – Sunny days (autobiography), Idols, Runs n' Ruins and One day wonders. He also served as an advisor to the Indian cricket team during the home series against Australia in 2004 and currently serves as the Chairman of the ICC cricket committee. First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... A night match at Old Trafford. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. ... M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ... Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket. ... M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ... An innings, or inning, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. ... M*A*S*H, see Sticky Wicket (M*A*S*H episode). ... In the sport of cricket, the term stump has three different meanings: 1. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (963x492, 7 KB) Summary This graph details the Test Match performance of Sunil Gavaskar. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (963x492, 7 KB) Summary This graph details the Test Match performance of Sunil Gavaskar. ... The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ... The Padma Bhushan is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. ... The Sheriff of Mumbai is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed on a prominent citizen of Mumbai (Bombay). ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ... For other uses of chair, see chair (disambiguation). ... ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ...

His son Rohan is also a cricketer who plays at the national level in the Ranji Trophy. He has played some One Day Internationals for India, but could not cement his spot in the team. Rohan Gavaskar   (born February 20, 1976 in Uttar Pradesh) is a cricket player and the son of former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar. ... The Ranji Trophy is the domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between state and city sides, equivalent to county cricket in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia, and also denotes the trophy that is awarded to the winner. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ...

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been instituted in his (co-)honour. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

Controversies

Gavaskar failed to carry over his success as a Test batsman to the ODI format. He could not adjust to the pace required in an ODI, and struggled throughout his career. In one of his notorious ODI performances in 1975, he scored 36 not out off 174 balls as an opener with just one Four in reply to England's 334 in 60 overs. Indian team's total contribution turned out to be 132 for 3 in 60 overs. It was alleged that Gavaskar deliberately performed poorly in that match, due to his annoyance with the promotion of Srinivas Venkataraghavan to captaincy. [2] He later claimed that he could not adjust to the pace of the game. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, unsurprisingly often known by his nickname of Venkat, (born 21 April 1945, in Madras) was formerly a cricketer. ...

In 1981, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, when Gavaskar was given out by the Australian umpire Rex Whitehead, he ordered his fellow opener Chetan Chauhan to quit the match [3]. Instead of abandoning the match, the Indian manager, SK Durani persuaded Chauhan to return to the match which India went on to win by 59 runs as Australia collapsed to 83 in their second innings. MCG redirects here. ... Rex Vernon Whitehead, (born 26 October 1948), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Victoria. ... Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan (born July 21, 1947, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh) is a former cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India. ...

Recently, he has been involved in a string of controversies as an ICC official. He has been criticized for supporting changes in cricket rules that tend to favor batsmen. In addition, his role as the chief selector for ICC World XI also came under criticism due to some controversial selections, which resulted in one sided matches against the ICC World Champion, Australia. Darren Gough of England, who competed for the World XI in the ODI played for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal This is a list of One-day international cricketers for the ICC World XI. A One-day international, or ODI, is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each...

Gavaskar's knowledge of the game is considered second to none. He had exceled as a commentator and his wisdome is sought by even the best of the best. No one played pace better than Gavaskar. He never wore helmet. Even against the deadliest bowlers like Marshal, Holding, Lillee, Thompson, Garner etc. he played without a helmet. Not to mention in those day there were very few restriction against bowler in terms of bouncers and beemers.

Gavaskar has an average of nearly 52 per inning as an opening batsman. Cricket experts often suggest that to ascertain the actual average of an opening batsman one must add 7 to 10 because opening batsman are hardly ever "not out" and they face the new ball challenge. Hence, Gavaskar's average can considered to be atleast 60 per inning. This will probably make him second only to Don Bradman in terms of average.

Personal life

Sunil is married to Marshaniel Gavaskar (née Mehrotra), daughter of an leather industrialist in Kanpur. They have a son Rohan.

Rahul Sharad Dravid (Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ್‌)   (born 11 January 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Vinod Ganpat Kambli   (born 18 January 1972, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra) is a former Indian cricketer. ... Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar   (Marathi: सचिन तेंडुलकर; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian cricketer who was rated in an article by Wisden in 2002 as the second greatest Test batsman ever, after Sir Don Bradman[1]. He holds several key batting records, including the most Test centuries, most ODI centuries and the... Bishen Singh Bedi (born September 25, 1946) was an Indian cricketer. ... This is a list of all men, boys and women who have captained an Indian national cricket team at official international level. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan  , also known by his nickname of Venkat, (born 21 April 1945, in Madras) was formerly a cricketer. ... Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan  , also known by his nickname of Venkat, (born 21 April 1945, in Madras) was formerly a cricketer. ... This is a list of all men, boys and women who have captained an Indian national cricket team at official international level. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj was the former captian of the Indian Cricket Team. ... Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj was the former captian of the Indian Cricket Team. ... This is a list of all men, boys and women who have captained an Indian national cricket team at official international level. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj was the former captian of the Indian Cricket Team. ...

External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
• The Big Hundred Specialist: Sunil Gavaskar
• Rediff page on Gavaskar
• Sunil Gavaskar column on Yahoo! Cricket
• Gavaskar's one-day bore