Sunil Gavaskar is a former Indian international cricketer, who played for the Indian national team from 1971 to 1987. He used to represent Bombay cricket team at the domestic level and currently plays the role of a cricket commentator for the international matches.

He was a legendary cricketer and known as the greatest batsman of all-time in the test cricket. He was the first cricketer to score a century in both innings of a test match and the first person to hold the record of scoring 34 test centuries in the history of the game. Gavaskar even served the team as a captain for a couple of months, before Kapil Dev took over the lead as a captain.

He started playing cricket at a very young age and lived a glorious domestic career during his school days. He used to play interstate trophies or first-class matches at that time and recognized as the ‘India’s Best School Boy Cricketer of the Year’ for his brilliant performance.

His domestic success soon led him to the national team of India and he made his international debut in 1971 through a test match and began his ODI career after 3 years in 1974. His batting techniques against fast bowling and aggressive batting skills made him a threat for any bowler shortly at that time. Gavaskar was also a brilliant fielder and known for his slip fielding as well as safe catching.

(as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)

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