Sunil Gavaskar
The legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar was the first man to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket history. During his period, Gavaskar was the most important Indian batsman in every place of the world. Whether India was playing on the home soil or foreign soil, Gavaskar was always ready to take the major responsibility in team’s batting.
Gavaskar’s home Test batting average was 50.16 (5067 runs in 108 innings) while his away Test batting average was 52.11 (5055 runs in 106 innings). The right-handed batsman hit 16 Test centuries at home while 18 Test centuries at away.