10 July 2012 :: Sunil Manohar “Sunny” Gavaskar was born on 10th of July 1949. He is a former cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. Widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history, Gavaskar set world records during his career for the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by any batsman
Sunil is married to Marshniel Gavaskar , daughter of a leather industrialist in Kanpur. They have a son Rohan, who played for Bengal.
Gavaskar has also been awarded the Padma Bhushan. In December 1994 he was appointed the Sheriff of Mumbai, an honorary post, for a year.
Full name Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
Born on 10 July 1949
Birth Place Bombay, Bombay State (now Mumbai, Maharashtra), India
Nickname Sunny, Little Master
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Opening batsman
