Twitter Reactions: Wishes Pour In For 'Little Master' Sunil Gavaskar On His 72nd Birthday

One of the greatest-ever cricketers to have ever played this beautiful game and certainly the greatest Test opener that India has ever produced, Sunil Gavaskar is celebrating his 72nd birthday today.

Born on July 10, 1949, Sunil Gavaskar- the Test opener- was an epitome of remarkable grit and patience, someone who valued his wicket in the same way as an Indian women values jewelry.

Having made his debut against the West Indies during the 1971 Caribbean tour, Sunil Gavaskar turned heads as he smashed a scarcely believable 774 runs across four Test matches.

Sunil Gavaskar never really looked back post his whirlwind start to his international career. For the course of the next 16 years, he held the Indian batting together, and in the process, not only did he break and set a plethora of records, but he also went on to inspire an entire generation of Indians to take up this beautiful game.

Gavaskar became the first batsman in the history of the game to amass in excess of 10000 Test runs and smash 30 tons and by the time he retired, he was a proud record holder of both records of most runs and most centuries.

Both records were eventually broken by future superstars like Brian Lara and then Sachin Tendulkar but one thing that will always remain is the impeccable contribution that the ‘Little Master’ made towards Indian cricket.

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Gavaskar also led India with distinction and under his leadership, the team went on to win the 1985 World Championships of Cricket.

He was often criticized for his sedate approach in ODI cricket. His unbeaten 36* in 60 overs against England during the 1975 World Cup still remains one of the worst ever knock by an Indian, but the 1983 World Cup-winner redeemed himself in the twilight phase of his career as he smashed one of the fastest ton by an Indian at the time during the 1987 World Cup against New Zealand.

The ‘Little Master’ hung up his boots in 1987 after having racked up more than 13000 runs and since then he has been one of the leading Indian voices in the commentary box.

Here’s how Twitter is wishing Sunil Gavaskar on his 72nd birthday-

Happy Birthday Gavaskar Sir.
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Many more happy returns of the day to my childhood hero and inspiration, Sunil Gavaskar.
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1983 World Cup-winner ?
233 international games ?
13,214 international runs ?
First batsman to register 10,000 runs in Tests ?

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My inspiration, my idol!
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Happy 72nd birthday to the batting legend of Indian Cricket and the 1st ever batsman to score 10,000 Test runs. The sheer courage you showed while facing the fierest bowlers will always remain unmatched.Wish you a great health and prosperity Shri #<!---->S<!---->u<!---->n<!---->i<!---->l<!---->G<!---->a<!---->v<!---->a<!---->s<!---->k<!---->a<!---->r p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->r<!---->f<!---->q<!---->I<!---->o<!---->x<!---->n<!---->v<!---->j<!---->g

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First followed commentary at the age of 8 because of Sunil Gavaskar. Watched him on TV 2 years later, saw him at the Eden Gardens in 1978 & then worked with him in 1999. Even got to set a cricket quiz for him.
How many get so much with their idol!
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Birthday Greetings, Sunny- the Man of many Firsts. Indian Cricket is fortunate that you constantly raised the bar. Wonderful that you continue to contribute with your unflagging enthusiasm for the Game. Best Wishes & Blessings. –Sg #<!---->S<!---->u<!---->n<!---->i<!---->l<!---->G<!---->a<!---->v<!---->a<!---->s<!---->k<!---->a<!---->r

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? First member of the 10K Test club. ✅
? First to 30 Test tons. ✅
? ‘83 World Cup winner. ✅

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Young Batsman Sunil Gavaskar With Great Batsman Vijay Merchant

Young Batsman Rahul Dravid With Great Batsman Sunil Gavaskar

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Indians to Score Century in both Innings of a Test match

Vijay Hazare (1948)
Sunil Gavaskar (1971)
Sunil Gavaskar (1978)
Sunil Gavaskar (1978)
Rahul Dravid (1999)
Rahul Dravid (2005)
Virat Kohli (2014)
Ajinkya Rahane (2015)
Rohit Sharma (2019)

Happy Birthday Sunil Gavaskar

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Sunil Gavaskar scores in his debut series against West Indies in West Indies…

65, 67*, 116, 64*, 1, 117*, 124, 220

Happy Birthday Sir

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Happy birth day to Sunil gavaskar ji,,
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? The First man to score 10000 Test runs
? Scored 774 runs in his debut series v WI (1971)
? Scored 100s in each inns of Test – thrice
? Only batsman to score double hundreds in all 4 innings in Tests.

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First Cricketer to Score 10K Runs in Tests
Most Runs in Debut Test Series
Most Test 100s by an opener
2nd Most Runs as Test opener

First Indian to
Carry his bat in a Test Innings
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A World Cup winner, first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Tests, first to hit 30 centuries in Tests, 13214 international runs- a man of many firsts who has inspired a generation of sportsmen.
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