Happy Birthday Living Legend Sunil Gavaskar
Born in Mumbai on July 10, 1949, Sunil Gavaskar concluded his remarkable Test career with 10,122 runs and 34 centuries in 125 matches, making him, at that time, the highest run scorer and most centuried batsman in Test cricket.
Writer & Commentator
Gavaskar has written four books as well. His interesting and
simple style keeps the readers engaged. As a commentator, his analysis and
comments are crucial. He also possesses the skill of mimicking cricketers,
showcasing his sense of humor.
Acting and singing
He portrayed the lead role in the 1980 Marathi film Savli
Premachi, which unfortunately did not succeed. In 1988, he made a guest
appearance in the Hindi movie Mala Maal.
Gavaskar has also sung a Marathi song. Lata Mangeshkar
tweeted that Gavaskar is a memorable chapter in cricket and also has an
understanding of music.
First cricketer, who predicted that Imran Khan would be Pakistan PM.
During the match, Ramiz Raja mentioned Imran Khan and said,
"Viv Richards used to bat very aggressively in that era, and Sunil
Gavaskar would easily remove himself from the line of Imran Khan's swing
balls."
"At that time, I used to field at short leg, and in
this situation, Imran Khan would say every ten minutes, 'look at how it
plays'."
Ramiz Raja then mimicked Imran Khan's voice and said,
"Rambo, be careful, the one you are copying on TV can be the next prime
minister of Pakistan."
