Gavaskar Felicitated By BCCI On 50th Anniversary Of Test Debut
Mumbai: As former India captain Sunil Gavaskar celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Test career.
Sunil Gavaskar’s son Rohan tweeted about his father making a debut on Instagram and he captioned the post as: “Another debut !! This time on Instagram.”
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In his first post on Instagram, Gavaskar shared an old photo and he captioned the post as: “Hello Instagram. I think I am ready for another debut.”
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The BCCI also felicitated Sunil Gavaskar for his contribution to Indian cricket as BCCI secretary honoured the batting great during the lunch break on day three of the ongoing fourth Test between India and England.
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Gavaskar made his Test debut against the West Indies on March 6, 1971, at the Port of Spain, Trinidad. During his career, Gavaskar broke the record of many batsmen and established himself as an outstanding batsman.
In his career, Gavaskar played 125 Tests and 108 ODIs for India. He was also part of the 1983 World Cup win and the 1985 World Championship cricket victory.
Gavaskar scored 10,122 runs in the longest format of the game and he held the record for scoring most centuries in Test cricket till 2005.
Sachin Tendulkar ended up breaking this record in 2005. In 108 ODIs, Gavaskar scored 3,092 runs with his highest score being 103 not out.
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