Happy Birthday Sunil Gavaskar: Life in pics
Former India captain and a true great of the game, Sunil Gavaskar celebrates his birthday today. The 1983 World Cup hero was a hero to many including Sachin Tendulkar. Let's deep dive into Sunny G's favourite moments over the years. Pics courtesy: Twitter
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Sunil Gavaskar was born on July 10, 1949 in Mumbai. His full name was Sunil Manohar Gavaskar and his uncle was the famous Indian cricketer, Madhav Mantri
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Sunny G shot to fame when he was named the Best Schoolboy Cricketer, at the age of 17!
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Soon after, he was picked for the Mumbai Ranji team. After a slow start, Gavaskar immediately picked up and scored a series of tons
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Sunil Gavaskar's Test debut came against the mighty West Indies on March 6, 1971. In all, he played 125 Tests and amassed 10122 runs at an average of 51.12
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Gavaskar was also involved in one of the most bizzare innings when he scored 36 runs off 174 deliveries against England in 1979
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He was the first batsman to reach 10,000 Test runs. He achieved the feat in his 124th Test on March 7, 1987
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Post retirement, Gavaskar served as a TV commentator and a columnist
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He is originally the Little Master of Indian cricket
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