One of the greatest opening batsman of all time, Sunil Gavaskar also holds the dubious record for being dismissed by the first ball of a Test a record three times. Sunil was born on this day (June 10) in 1949. You can click on the picture to read more about his other achievements.
March India beat the West Indies in a Test for the first time - at their attempt. It also happened to be Sunil Gavaskar's debut Test. And a Test in which a West Indian spin bowler took in an innings. Click the picture for the complete history.
Imran Khan was one of the first Pakistani cricketers to appear in press ads and TV commercials. Here he is seen with Indian batsman, Sunil Gavaskar, in a 1979 ad for Indian soft-drink, Thumbs-up.
Gavaskar scored his Test century on this day sydneys.news