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Sunil gavaskar

Full Name: Sunil Manohar Gavaskar

Born: 10 July 1949, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Major Teams: Mumbai, Somerset, India.

Batting Style: Right Hand Bat

Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium

Other: ICC Match Referee

Test Debut: India v West Indies at Port-of-Spain, 2nd Test, 1970/71
Last Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, 5th Test, 1986/87

ODI Debut: India v England at Leeds, Prudential Trophy, 1974
Last ODI: India v England at Bombay, World Cup, 1987/88

First Class Debut: Vazir Sultan Colt's XI v Dungarpur XI at Hyderabad, 1966/67
Last First Class Match: Rest of the World v M.C.C. at Lord's, 1987

Wisden Cricketer of the year 1980

Career Statistics:

TESTS

 (career)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding  125  214  16 10122  236*  51.12  34  45  108   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ

Bowling               380   15   206    1 206.00  1-34    0   0 380.0  3.25

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

 (career)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding  108  102  14  3092  103*  35.13  62.26   1  27   22   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ

Bowling               3.2    0    25    1  25.00  1-10    0   0  20.0  7.50

FIRST-CLASS

 (career: 1966/67 - 1987)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding  348  563  61 25834  340   51.46  81 105  293   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ

Bowling              1987   49  1240   22  56.36  3-43    0   0  90.3  3.74

LIST A LIMITED OVERS

 (career: 1973/74 - 1987/88)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding  135  128  16  4092  113   36.53   4  34   35   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ

Bowling               108    81    2  40.50  1-10    0   0  54.0  4.50

PROFILE

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. It is hard to visualise a more beautiful defence: virtually unbreachable, it made his wicket among the hardest to earn. He played with equal felicity off both front and back foot, had an excellent judgement of length and line and was beautifully balanced. He had virtually every stroke in the book but traded flair for the solidity his side needed more. He still holds the record for the highest number of Test hundreds, but statistics alone don't reveal Gavaskar’s true value to India. He earned respect for Indian cricket and he taught his team-mates the virtue of professionalism. The self-actualisation of Indian cricket began under him