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TopicSunil Gavaskar

Topic: Sunil Gavaskar

How Sunil Gavaskar took on West Indies 50 yrs ago & became India’s 1st sports superstar

Making his test debut on 6 March 1971, Gavaskar amassed 774 runs against a mighty West Indies side, heralding a mindset change in Indian cricket & earning him unbridled adulation.

Young India has done it, magical moment for cricket — Sunil Gavaskar on Test series win

Gavaskar was effusive in his praise for the entire team for their effort, especially after it missed seniors like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja due to injuries.

Sportsweek, the popular sports magazine with star columnists that was edited by Sunil Gavaskar

Sportsweek, the magazine started by sports journalist Khalid Ansari in 1968, suspended publication in 1989.

#BoycottGavaskar trends after legend’s ‘distasteful’ remark on Anushka for Virat’s poor form

Referring to a viral video from the lockdown, Gavaskar said playing wife Anushka Sharma’s bowling hadn’t prepared Virat Kohli for the IPL.

Sunil Gavaskar Presents — a ‘little masterclass’ from the 1980s that shaped a generation

While Sunil Gavaskar's name got people to watch, his effortless charm, sharp memory and detailed knowledge of the game kept them glued.

Bapu Nadkarni — the frugal left-arm spinner who defined Mumbai’s ‘khadoos’ cricket

Bapu Nadkarni, most famous for his spell of 21 successive maiden overs in Test cricket, died at the age of 86 Friday.

Priyanka Gandhi can be to Congress what Sunil Gavaskar was for India in West Indies

Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and not Priyanka, faces a bigger challenge.

Dear Dravid, Thank You

His statistics are staggering but still don't do justice to the quality of his cricket You have to be audacious, obdurate, even a bit dour...

On Camera

India has to move on now. Engage with ‘Nooton Bangladesh’

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.