When Sunil Gavaskar was introduced as the player dropped by Garfield Sobers ‘three-four times’
Gavaskar says at the ripe young age of 75, he needs to be introduced to the gathering as he quit the game 40 years ago.
Gavaskar says at the ripe young age of 75, he needs to be introduced to the gathering as he quit the game 40 years ago.
Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar has said the business of bashing India has to be countered with aggression, citing the recent comments made on the possibility of Joe Root surpassing Sachin Tendulkar as the leading run-getter in men’s Test cricket.
After Shikhar Dhawan recently called time on his playing career across all formats, legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar feels the left-handed opener’s retirement leaves cricket ‘poorer'.
Former India legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar has lauded wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's maturity post his return to international cricket following a tragic car accident.
During a discussion on Star Sports, the 74-year-old also provided insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the CSK team for the forthcoming IPL edition.
"The England and West Indies series will help us evaluate if we can play cricket or not," said the former Indian skipper.
The legendary Indian batsman famously scored three centuries as well as a double hundred in his first-ever series for the Indian team.
Srikkanth was in a way much ahead of his time because batsmen were known to play cautiously back then and he was of opposite approach.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma had earlier recalled how he had to borrow Zaheer Khan's shoes during his debut ODI series in Ireland.
Gavaskar said that the two sets of teams got along very well off the pitch although their encounters were always high on intensity.
