Sunil Gavaskar turns 71 today; Indian cricket fraternity sends across hearty wishes

Gavaskar made 10,122 Test and 3092 ODI runs with a total of 35 centuries to his name from 1971-1987.

Sunil Gavaskar in his full flowOne of the best openers in the world and the first batsman to reach the 10,000-run milestone in Tests, India’s Sunil Gavaskar is celebrating his 71st birthday today. He was born on 10 July 1949 in Mumbai and made his India debut in 1971.

He played 125 Tests, scoring 10,122 runs with 34 centuries t0 his name and a best of 236* at an average of 51.10. He also played 108 ODIs, making 3092 runs with one century at an average of 35.1.

“I’m the best tea-maker in the world,” says Sunil Gavaskar; rules out any celebrations as he turns 71 today

Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar with the 1983 Prudential World Cup trophy

He was a member of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning team and captained the team to 1985 World Championship of Cricket title in Australia.

Widely regarded as one of the masters of the game, Gavaskar retired from cricket in 1987 and turned his focus in broadcasting and is one of the revered figures in the world of commentary as well.

The former India captain received birthday wishes from the Indian cricket fraternity on Twitter and we have some of the tweets for you.

Here they are:

 

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 10 Jul, 2020

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