Sunil Manohar Gavaskar("Sunny") born on 10 July 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra. He is a former cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. Sunil Gavaskar held the record of 34 Test centuries for almost two decades before it was broken by Sachin Tendulkar in December 2005.
After missing the First Test due to an infected fingernail, Gavaskar scored 65 and 67 not out in the second Test in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, hitting the winning runs which gave India its first ever win over the West Indies. He followed this with his first century, 116 and 64* in the Third Test in Georgetown, Guyana, and 1 and 117* in the Fourth Test in Bridgetown, Barbados.
His son Rohan is also a cricketer who plays at the national level in the Ranji Trophy. He has played some One Day Internationals for India.
Gavaskar has been awarded the Padma Bhushan. He tried his hand in acting in films like 'Maalamal', "Ya Duniyemadhye Thambayaala Vel Konala" and "Premachi Saavli".
His Career as a Caption:
Indian National Test Cricket Captain
1975/76 (1 Test Match)
Indian National Test Cricket Captain
1978/79 - 1979
Indian National Test Cricket Captain
1979/80
Indian National Test Cricket Captain
1980/81 - 1982-83
Indian National Test Cricket Captain
1984/85
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