Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was honoured by the Board of Cricket Management in India (BCCI) on the anniversary of his trailblazing achievement in Take a look at cricket. On March 7 in 1987, Gavaskar turned the primary participant ever to cross the ten,000-run mark in Assessments.
Gavaskar, who has now turned commentator, was introduced with a cake by the BCCI within the commentary room throughout Lunch on Day 1 of India’s fifth and closing Take a look at towards England on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
BCCI additionally launched a video of the felicitation, the place Gavaskar may be seen reducing the cake whereas calling March 7 a big day in Indian cricket. Gavaskar is at present the Thirteenth-highest all-time run-scorer in Take a look at cricket.
“That is terrific. I wish to thanks the BCCI for remembering today. This can be a memorable day for me, attending to the ten,000-run mark on seventh of March. Additionally apparently, after I got here within the commentary field at the moment, Mohan Das Memon informed me that this was additionally the day that I obtained my first half-century in Take a look at cricket. So, completely terrific from the BCCI to recollect this,” stated Gavaskar.
“Additionally on a day that Ashwin performs his one hundredth Take a look at. It is a big day for Indian cricket, not only for me or Ashwin. I simply hope that we finish this Take a look at match with one other win,” Gavaskar added.
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The 1983 World Cup winner amassed 10,122 runs in 125 Take a look at matches for India, averaging 51.12 whereas smashing 45 fifties and 34 a whole lot. He’s behind solely Sachin Tendulkar (15,921) and Rahul Dravid (13,288) when it comes to Take a look at runs scored by Indians.
India might be trying to finish their five-match collection on a excessive, having taken an unassailable 3-1 lead over England, bouncing again to win in Vizag, Rajkot and Ranchi following their 28-run loss within the collection opener in Hyderabad.
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India: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Tom Hartley, Mark Wooden, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir.
