India players and officials - select an initial letter: A -
B -
C -
D -
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
Y -
Z
Full name Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
Born July 10, 1949, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 59 years 95 days
Major teams India,Mumbai,Somerset
Also known as Sunny
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Other Referee
Height
5 ft 5 in
Education St Xavier's College; Bombay University
Relations Uncle - MK Mantri,Son - RS Gavaskar
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
125
214
16
10122
236*
51.12
34
45
26
108
0
ODIs
108
102
14
3092
103*
35.13
4966
62.26
1
27
22
0
First-class
348
563
61
25834
340
51.46
81
105
293
0
List A
151
144
17
4594
123
36.17
5
37
37
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
125
29
380
206
1
1/34
1/34
206.00
3.25
380.0
0
0
0
ODIs
108
4
20
25
1
1/10
1/10
25.00
7.50
20.0
0
0
0
First-class
348
1987
1240
22
3/43
56.36
3.74
90.3
0
0
List A
151
108
81
2
1/10
1/10
40.50
4.50
54.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Mar 6-10, 1971 scorecard
Last Test
India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Mar 13-17, 1987 scorecard
West Indies v England at Kingston, Feb 19-24, 1994 scorecard
Test matches
1
Test statistics
ODI debut
West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Feb 16, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v England at Port of Spain, Mar 6, 1994 scorecard
ODI matches
5
ODI statistics
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. His record for the highest number of Test hundreds was recently overtaken by Sachin Tendulkar, 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. Since retiring, Gavaskar has served as a television commentator, analyst and columnist, as well as various responsibilites with the BCCI and chairman of the ICC cricket committee. He recently stepped down - after some controversial comments - from the latter in orer to continue as a media columnist and commentator.
Sambit Bal June 2008
