What is the story of Sunil Gavaskar?

Gavaskar was the first Test cricket player to make over 10,000 runs. He held the record for the highest number of test centuries (34) before Sachin Tendulkar went past him in 2005. He has scored the highest runs (774) in a series as a debutant.

Why did Sunil Gavaskar not wear a helmet?

I never really felt the need for a helmet, because I was confident of my technique. It was only after Malcolm Marshall hit me flush on the forehead that I used the skull cap. The skull cap I used only in the last three years of my career. That too only while the ball was new.

At which place did Sunil Gavaskar score his?

Gavaskar made his One Day International (ODI) debut against England at Headingley in 1974. Unlike his Test career, his ODI career was less illustrious scoring 3,092 runs at an average of 35.13….Test cricket centuries.

At what age Sunil Gavaskar retired?

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Did Sachin play with Gavaskar?

The former India batsman finished his career with a record-breaking tally of 18,426 runs in ODIs and 15,921 runs in Tests. “I have two regrets. The first is that I have never played with Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar was my batting hero when I grew up and not playing with him as part of a team remains a regret.

What does a batsman feel when he is near a century?

This situation is referred to as batsmen being in the nervous nineties. Batsmen tend to bat in a more conservative manner when they are close to their century, in order to avoid getting out and thus missing out on the milestone.

Was Gavaskar ever hit on the head?

In 1983, Gavaskar was hit by a bouncer by Malcolm Marshall, one of the fastest bowlers of that period. Such was the intensity of the bouncer that the ball went off quite a distance after hitting Gavaskar in the forehead. This was the third Test between India and West Indies at Georgetown in Guyana.

How old is Gavaskar?

72 years (July 10, 1949)
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Is Sunil Gavaskar married?

Marshneil Gavaskarm. 1974
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When did Sunil Gavaskar retire?

1987
Sunil Gavaskar, who retired from cricket in 1987, has revealed why he was never too inclined towards becoming India’s head coach.