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Today is birthday of India's first great player - Sunny Gavaskar. Sunil was a rare combination of sound technique, wise mind & a skilled leadership. He had made an indelible mark in his debut series only with a mammoth 774 in 4 matches.(cont) #HappyBirthdaySunilGavaskar
He had a specialised Test expertise & he was especially strong against fast bowling. In that era when all the teams had 5-6 fast bowlers, he opened the batting without helmet & returned mostly after making a century.(cont)
His 34 centuries included most 13 agsinst WI which had the most fearsome attack at the time.
1st Player to Score 30 to 35 Intl Centuries1st Player to Score 9k & 10k Test RunsOnly Asian to Score 700+ runs in a Test Series (for 2 times)Only Asian to Score 100s in both test innings (for 3 times)Only Asian to Score 4 100s in a Test Series (for 2 times)
Only Indian to Score Century & Double Century in Same TestSunil Gavaskar's First 8 Test innings
65_67* 116_64* 1_117* 124_220
He Scored these against Lethal Windies Bowling Attack
