Sunil Gavaskar Biography: Age, Birthday, Early Life, Career, Awards, Personal Life, Net Worth

Sunil Gavaskar Biography: Today, legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar turns 74 years old. On July 10, 1949, he was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India. The India great shattered numerous records. Prior to Sachin Tendulkar surpassing him, he once held the distinction for the most centuries scored in Test cricket (34). In addition, he was the first batter to surpass 10,000 Test runs. These are extremely popular facsimiles about him.

Sunil Gavaskar Biography

Full Name	Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
Date of Birth	July 10, 1949
Nationality	Indian
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Role	Opening Batsman, Commentator, Right-hand batsman, Right-arm medium

Early years

Sunil was born into a middle-class family to Manohar and Meenal Gavaskar. It was not surprising that he loved cricket from a tender age, as he had always done so. His father was an accomplished club player, and his maternal relative, Madhav Mantri, was an ex-Indian Test wicketkeeper.

St. Xavier’s school was renowned for its cricketing traditions, so he attended there. In 1966, he was dubbed India’s Best Schoolboy Cricketer due to his extensive cricket participation during his school years. In the 1966-67 season, he made his debut for Vazir Sultan Colts XI.

Sunil Gavaskar Career

A successful first-class career earned him a spot on the Indian team that toured the West Indies in 1970-71. Due to an injury, he was forced to skip the first game of the five-game series. However, he more than made up for it by scoring a staggering 774 runs in the next four matches, thereby assisting India in winning the series. Cricket supporters in India hailed him as a national hero following his spectacular debut. The burden mounted on his young shoulders, and he was unable to perform well during the subsequent England tour.
In the second and third tests of his 1975-76 West Indies tour, he scored centuries of 156 and 102 runs, respectively. His century in the third test was instrumental in India’s victory.

In 1977 and 1978, he toured Australia and had a joy there! He was in great form and scored centuries in the first three tests of a series. His efforts were in futile, however, as India lost the series.India and Pakistan had always been fierce cricket adversaries, and the pressure was intense during India’s 1978-79 tour of Pakistan. Gavaskar performed admirably but was unable to achieve centuries in the first two tests. However, he achieved two centuries in the third test, one in each innings.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Gavaskar led India on numerous occasions. However, he was not a particularly accomplished captain. Thus, he was succeeded by the premier pace bowler Kapil Dev. However, after a few years he was appointed captain once more, and a few years later he was superseded by Kapil Dev.

The beginning of the 1980s was marked by a difficult series between India and England, which India won 1-0. In this series, he scored 500 runs at a rate of 62.5 runs per game. In a single match against Sri Lanka in Madras during the 1982-83 season, he scored 155 runs. Sri Lanka had only recently been granted test status, and this was their first meeting.

He was a member of the England-based team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

In the 1983-84 home series against Pakistan, he achieved an unbeaten hundred in the first test and two half centuries in the remaining matches. Each of the three matches contested ended in a draw.During the 1985-86 tour of Australia, Gavaskar was in excellent form, scoring an unbeaten 166 in the first test and 172 in the third, and finishing the series with 353 runs at an average of 117.

He played his final test series against Pakistan in 1987 and retired after India hosted the 1987 Cricket World Cup. After retirement, he became a commentator known for his forthright opinions. He has also written four cricket-related publications, including the autobiography ‘Sunny Days’.

Awards & Achievements

• He was the first player in Test Cricket history to score 10,000 runs.
• He surpassed Sir Don Bradman’s record of 29 Test centuries and once held the global records for most Test centuries and most Test runs. His Test stats are as follows: 122 matches, 10,122 runs scored, 51.12 batting average, and 34/45 centuries. His ODI stats are as follows: 108 Marches, 3092 Runs Scored, 35.13 Batting Average, and 27 100s/50s.
• In 1980, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to the realm of cricket.
• In 2012, he was honoured with the prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.

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He wed Marshneill Mehrotra, the daughter of a leather manufacturer. His son Rohan is also a former cricketer, albeit with less success than his father.