Born in Mumbai in a middle class Marathi Family and a student of St Xavier's High School young Sunil Gavaskar was named India's Best … See more

Gavaskar was captain of the Indian team on several occasions in the late 1970s and early 1980s, although his record is less than impressive. … See more

Gavaskar was also a fine slip fielder and his safe catching in the slips helped him become the first Indian (excluding wicket-keepers) … See more

• Test debut: West Indies v India at Port of Spain, 6–10 March 1971
• Last Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, 13–17 March 1987 See more

First test match win in West Indies
After missing the first Test due to nail infection, Gavaskar scored 65 and 67 not out in the second … See more

In 1985–86, India toured Australia. All three Tests were drawn. Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 166 in the First Test in Adelaide and 172 … See more

• 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. See more