The first man to get 10000 runs in Tests, most number of Test hundreds (34), before Sachin Tendulkar overtook him, one of India's and Test cricket's greatest openers, first Indian, barring w...
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Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236 | 51.12 | 15327 | 66.04 | 34 | 4 | 45 | 1016 | 26 |
| ODI | 108 | 102 | 14 | 3092 | 103 | 35.14 | 4966 | 62.26 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 234 | 21 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 125 | 29 | 376 | 206 | 1 | 34/1 | 34/1 | 3.29 | 206.0 | 376.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 108 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 10/1 | 10/1 | 7.5 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
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The first man to get 10000 runs in Tests, most number of Test hundreds (34), before Sachin Tendulkar overtook him, one of India's and Test cricket's greatest openers, first Indian, barring wicket-keepers to take 100 catches in Test cricket, ICC Match Referee, BCCI President, chairman of ICC cricket committee, commentator and analyst
At the age of 17, Sunil Gavaskar was named India's Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1966. Having been prolific in his early days, Gavaskar was roped into Mumbai's Ranji squad at a very tender age. However, he did not get a chance to represent his City until two seasons. Eventually, he made his Ranji debut against Karnataka during the 1968/69 season, but he came under criticism, having managed to score only a duck. People even went on to say that he was in the side because of his uncle's influence, Madhav Mantri, who was a former wicket-keeper for India. However, Gavaskar silenced critics very soon by slamming a series of hundreds and he was roped into India's Test squad, for the tour of West Indies in 1970/71.
Just in his debut series, Gavaskar smashed a series of records. Known for his ability to tackle fast bowling, Gavaskar was solid in defence. He countered the West Indies bowlers exceptionally well and smashed 4 hundreds and 3 fifties, en route to amassing 774 runs across 4 Test matches at an average of 154.80. After scoring a hundred and a double-hundred in the first and second innings of the final Test match in Port of Spain, Gavaskar became only the second batsmen in Test history to achieve the feat, after Doug Walters. Although his form dipped soon after, Gavaskar regained his touch in 1975 and was literally unstoppable since then.
Gavaskar registered his highest Test score against the mighty West Indies at Chennai in 1983. Against a bowling line-up which had Malcolm Marshall, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding and Winston Davis, Gavaskar hit 23 fours in his knock before being dismissed for 236. One of his finest knocks in Test cricket came against England at the Oval in 1979. India were set a mammoth target of 438 in roughly 500 minutes. The visitors began Day 5 at 76/0, needing 362 runs on the final day. Their scoring rate wasn't all that great in the first few hours, but Gavaskar upped the ante and brought India within striking distance, before being dismissed for 221. England somehow forced India to hit the panic button as the sides settled for a draw and fell fell nine runs short of a victory in what was one of the tightest finishes in Test match history.
Before hanging up his boots in 1987, Gavaskar notched up thirty four Test hundreds and ended with 10122 Test runs under his belt. Unfortunately, Gavaskar was not a great captain for India. Since taking over for the first time in 1976, he was re-appointed a number of times, before finally leading the side for the last time in 1985.
Gavaskar made his ODI debut in 1974, but interestingly, despite playing over 100 matches, he scored only one hundred in the ODI format. Gavaskar played was part of four World Cups, including India's successful campaign in 1983. In 1980, Gavaskar received the Padma Bhushan award from the Indian government and he was also named the Wisden Cricketer of the Year the same year. In 2012, the BCCI honoured him with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. The India-Australia Test series is named after Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border and is called the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
At the age of 17, Sunil Gavaskar was named India's Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1966. Having been prolific in his early days, Gavaskar was roped into Mumbai's Ranji squad at a very tender age. However, he did not get a chance to represent his City until two seasons. Eventually, he made his Ranji debut against Karnataka during the 1968/69 season, but he came under criticism, having managed to score only a duck. People even went on to say that he was in the side because of his uncle's influence, Madhav Mantri, who was a former wicket-keeper for India. However, Gavaskar silenced critics very soon by slamming a series of hundreds and he was roped into India's Test squad, for the tour of West Indies in 1970/71.
Just in his debut series, Gavaskar smashed a series of records. Known for his ability to tackle fast bowling, Gavaskar was solid in defence. He countered the West Indies bowlers exceptionally well and smashed 4 hundreds and 3 fifties, en route to amassing 774 runs across 4 Test matches at an average of 154.80. After scoring a hundred and a double-hundred in the first and second innings of the final Test match in Port of Spain, Gavaskar became only the second batsmen in Test history to achieve the feat, after Doug Walters. Although his form dipped soon after, Gavaskar regained his touch in 1975 and was literally unstoppable since then.
Gavaskar registered his highest Test score against the mighty West Indies at Chennai in 1983. Against a bowling line-up which had Malcolm Marshall, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding and Winston Davis, Gavaskar hit 23 fours in his knock before being dismissed for 236. One of his finest knocks in Test cricket came against England at the Oval in 1979. India were set a mammoth target of 438 in roughly 500 minutes. The visitors began Day 5 at 76/0, needing 362 runs on the final day. Their scoring rate wasn't all that great in the first few hours, but Gavaskar upped the ante and brought India within striking distance, before being dismissed for 221. England somehow forced India to hit the panic button as the sides settled for a draw and fell fell nine runs short of a victory in what was one of the tightest finishes in Test match history.
Before hanging up his boots in 1987, Gavaskar notched up thirty four Test hundreds and ended with 10122 Test runs under his belt. Unfortunately, Gavaskar was not a great captain for India. Since taking over for the first time in 1976, he was re-appointed a number of times, before finally leading the side for the last time in 1985.
Gavaskar made his ODI debut in 1974, but interestingly, despite playing over 100 matches, he scored only one hundred in the ODI format. Gavaskar played was part of four World Cups, including India's successful campaign in 1983. In 1980, Gavaskar received the Padma Bhushan award from the Indian government and he was also named the Wisden Cricketer of the Year the same year. In 2012, the BCCI honoured him with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. The India-Australia Test series is named after Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border and is called the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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