Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar prolonged birthday needs to compatriot and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, who turned 75 on Wednesday, saying that he served as an inspiration to the longer term generations of Indian cricket and it owes rather a lot to him for his companies. Gavaskar, probably the greatest Take a look at batters produced by India and the primary man ever to succeed in 10,000 Take a look at runs, turned 75 on Wednesday. Tendulkar hailed Gavaskar as one in all his heroes and for changing into “youthful and energetic” daily, and nonetheless being concerned passionately with cricket.
Taking to X, Sachin wrote about his idol and “one in all his particular batting heroes”, “My particular needs to one in all my particular batting heroes, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar. You have crossed 75 years, my prayers for a protracted and wholesome life. The extra batters spend time on the crease, the extra free-flowing they grow to be. You might be no totally different. You might be changing into youthful and extra energetic by the day! To see you being as concerned and as enthusiastic immediately about cricket, displays how a lot you’re keen on the sport. When an opener units an excellent basis, it turns into straightforward for remainder of the batting order. All of us had been impressed by you, and in flip had been capable of encourage the following era. Indian cricket owes rather a lot to your companies, might you proceed being concerned with our lovely sport. Joyful birthday and I will see you quickly!”
My particular needs to one in all my particular batting heroes, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar. You have crossed 75 years, my prayers for a protracted and wholesome life.
The extra batters spend time on the crease, the extra free-flowing they grow to be. You might be no totally different. You might be changing into youthful and extra… pic.twitter.com/4kjngcHdGi
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 10, 2024
Gavaskar, also referred to as the ‘Little Grasp’ made his worldwide debut for India in 1971 and went on to characterize India until 1987. He was the very best Take a look at batter of his period, scoring 10,122 runs in 125 matches at a median of 51.12, with 34 centuries and 45 fifties and finest rating of 236*. The star batter additionally holds the report for many runs in a Take a look at collection as a debutant, scoring 774 runs in opposition to West Indies in a four-Take a look at collection at a median of 154.80, with 4 centuries and three fifties. Gavaskar has unimaginable statistics in opposition to West Indies, scoring 2,749 runs in 27 Exams and 48 innings at a median of 65.45, with 13 centuries and 7 fifties. His finest rating was 236*.
A number of of his historic and heroic innings in cricket’s longest and, arguably, the hardest format, got here between 1971 and 1987. By way of his many memorable knocks, which got here on a number of the least hospitable surfaces, acquired him among the many pantheon of legends.
A distinguished member of India’s maiden World Cup-winning squad of 1983, Gahaskar as soon as held the report for scoring essentially the most centuries in Exams. He was additionally the member of the Group India which received the primary Asia Cup in 1984 and the World Championship of Cricket in 1985.
Not counting wicketkeepers, he was the primary Indian fielder to have achieved the milestone of a century of catches in Take a look at cricket. For the report, he took an unimaginable 108 catches in his Take a look at profession.
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