‘Once I got into a zone, anybody saying anything just bounced off’ Sunil Gavaskar
Updated On: 25 May, 2026 10:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
The former India opener, who is also the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs, was speaking on the sidelines of the launch of a new cricket show, Midwicket Stories, at a city hotel on Sunday.

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh (second from left), Batting great Sunil Gavaskar (centre) and former Australia opener Matthew Hayden (right) with Midwicket Stories co-founders Jaya Prasad (left) and Nishant Dayal at a city hotel on Sunday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, who faced West Indies’s fiery pacers in the 1970s and 80s has revealed how his concentration helped him avoid the sledging and disturbance from the opposition’s bowlers.
The former India opener, who is also the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs, was speaking on the sidelines of the launch of a new cricket show, Midwicket Stories, at a city hotel on Sunday.
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