Sunil Gavaskar
Legendary Indian opener Gavaskar is the first Indian batsman who defied the fiery fast bowlers of the world, particularly of the West Indies, with his sublime technique. Gavaskar was a Mumbai genre batsman. Immense practice and hard work made him a genius. Gavaskar was the harbinger of the east as when batsmen around the World intimated by West Indies’s fast bowler like Andy Roberts, Micheal Holding, Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshal, the finest ever West Indies’ formidable fast bowling quartet.
But Gavaskar who grew up as an invincible batsman frustrated them with his impeccable defense. He knew his stay at the crease will add runs to the board. When most of the batsmen fare to bat against West Indies bowler as they often got hurt due to their flawed technique Gavaskar handled them the best and score runs prolifically. In the very first Test tour, West Indies Gavaskar scored two half centuries.
Gavaskar registered a whopping batting average of 70.20 while playing in West Indies. He has scored 2749 runs against West Indies in 27 matches at an average of 65.45. He was the part of India’s most cherished victory of indomitable West Indies in 1971 tour of Caribbean. Gavaskar was known for his skill of chasing totals.