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	\| nickname = Sunny, Little Master {one of two Mumbai born cricketers to be given that nickname along with [[Tendulkar]]}		\| nickname = Sunny, Little Master {one of two Mumbai born cricketers to be given that nickname along with [[Sachin Tendulkar]]}
	\| height = 5 ft 4 in<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Rising to great heights\|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/cricket/sport/story/88596.html\|date=3 May 2011\|website=[[ESPN]]\|quote=Sachin is a smidgeon taller than his predecessor as India's pint-sized batting colossus, Sunil Gavaskar (5ft 4in).}}</ref>		\| height = 5 ft 4 in<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Rising to great heights\|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/cricket/sport/story/88596.html\|date=3 May 2011\|website=[[ESPN]]\|quote=Sachin is a smidgeon taller than his predecessor as India's pint-sized batting colossus, Sunil Gavaskar (5ft 4in).}}</ref>
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	'''Sunil Manohar Gavaskar''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi\|[suniːl ɡaːʋəskəɾ]]]; {{audio\|Sunil_Gavaskar.ogg\|pronunciation}}; born 10 July 1949) is an Indian cricket [[Sports commentator\|commentator]] and former [[cricket]]er who represented [[India national cricket team\|India]] and [[Mumbai cricket team\|Bombay]] from 1971 to 1987.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-chuni-goswami-gate-kolkata-maidan-inauguration-sunil-gavaskar-east-bengal-ranji-trophy-hundred/article66741573.ece\|title=I denied him a Ranji century: Gavaskar remembers football legend Chuni Goswami\|date=15 April 2023\|access-date=17 April 2023\|website=sportstar.thehindu.com\|publisher=[[Sportstar]]\|first=Amitabha\|last=Das Sharma}}</ref> Gavaskar is acknowledged as one of the greatest [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order\|opening batsmen]] of all time.		'''Sunil Manohar Gavaskar''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi\|[suniːl ɡaːʋəskəɾ]]]; {{audio\|Sunil_Gavaskar.ogg\|pronunciation}}; born 10 July 1949) is an Indian cricket [[Sports commentator\|commentator]] and former [[cricket]]er who represented [[India national cricket team\|India]] and [[Mumbai cricket team\|Bombay]] from 1971 to 1987.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-chuni-goswami-gate-kolkata-maidan-inauguration-sunil-gavaskar-east-bengal-ranji-trophy-hundred/article66741573.ece\|title=I denied him a Ranji century: Gavaskar remembers football legend Chuni Goswami\|date=15 April 2023\|access-date=17 April 2023\|website=sportstar.thehindu.com\|publisher=[[Sportstar]]\|first=Amitabha\|last=Das Sharma}}</ref> Gavaskar is acknowledged as one of the greatest [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order\|opening batsmen]] of all time.

	Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against [[fast bowling]], with a particularly high average of 65.45 against the [[West Indies national cricket team\|West Indies]], who possessed a four-pronged fast bowling attack, widely regarded as the most vicious in Test history. However, most of Gavaskar's centuries against [[West Indies cricket team\|West Indies]] were against the team when their four-pronged attack were ~~not~~ playing together <ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-07-10\|title=Growing up with Sunil Gavaskar: Man, Milestone and Myth\|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/growing-up-with-sunil-gavaskar-man-milestone-and-myth-470017\|access-date=2021-02-23\|website=Cricket Country\|language=en-US}}</ref>		Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against [[fast bowling]], with a particularly high average of 65.45 against the [[West Indies national cricket team\|West Indies]], who possessed a four-pronged fast bowling attack, widely regarded as the most vicious in Test history. However, most of Gavaskar's centuries against [[West Indies cricket team\|West Indies]] were against the team when their four-pronged attack were playing together <ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-07-10\|title=Growing up with Sunil Gavaskar: Man, Milestone and Myth\|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/growing-up-with-sunil-gavaskar-man-milestone-and-myth-470017\|access-date=2021-02-23\|website=Cricket Country\|language=en-US}}</ref>
	His captaincy of the Indian team, was considered as one of the first attacking ones, with Indian team winning the [[1984 Asia Cup]], and the [[World Championship of Cricket\|Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket]] in 1985. At the same time, there were multiple exchanges of captaincy between Gavaskar and [[Kapil Dev]], with one coming just six months before Kapil led India to victory at the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]]. He is also a former [[Sheriff of Mumbai]].		His captaincy of the Indian team, was considered as one of the first attacking ones, with Indian team winning the [[1984 Asia Cup]], and the [[World Championship of Cricket\|Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket]] in 1985. At the same time, there were multiple exchanges of captaincy between Gavaskar and [[Kapil Dev]], with one coming just six months before Kapil led India to victory at the [[1983 Cricket World Cup]]. He is also a former [[Sheriff of Mumbai]].

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	* On 22 December 1994, Gavaskar was sworn in as [[Sheriff of Bombay\|Bombay Sheriff]]—an honorary post, for a year, at [[Raj Bhavan (Mumbai)\|Raj Bhavan]] in Mumbai in the presence of [[Governor of Maharashtra\|Governor]] [[P C Alexander]] and [[Chief minister of Maharashtra\|Chief minister]] [[Sharad Pawar]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2013-03-19\|title=High Court dismisses PIL against former sheriff\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/high-court-dismisses-pil-against-former-sheriff/\|access-date=2021-09-05\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>		* On 22 December 1994, Gavaskar was sworn in as [[Sheriff of Bombay\|Bombay Sheriff]]—an honorary post, for a year, at [[Raj Bhavan (Mumbai)\|Raj Bhavan]] in Mumbai in the presence of [[Governor of Maharashtra\|Governor]] [[P C Alexander]] and [[Chief minister of Maharashtra\|Chief minister]] [[Sharad Pawar]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2013-03-19\|title=High Court dismisses PIL against former sheriff\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/high-court-dismisses-pil-against-former-sheriff/\|access-date=2021-09-05\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>
	* In 1996, the [[Border-Gavaskar Trophy]] for the bilateral test series between India and Australia was instituted in honour of him and [[Allan Border]]. Both these players scored more than 10,000 runs in their respective Test careers and captained their teams.<ref>{{cite web\|title=India vs Australia 2016-17: All you need to know about history of Border-Gavaskar Trophy\|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/india-vs-australia-2016-17-all-you-need-to-know-about-history-of-border-gavaskar-trophy-579353\|website=cricketcountry.com\|date=22 February 2017 \|publisher=© 2018 India.com\|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>		* In 1996, the [[Border-Gavaskar Trophy]] for the bilateral test series between India and Australia was instituted in honour of him and [[Allan Border]]. Both these players scored more than 10,000 runs in their respective Test careers and captained their teams.<ref>{{cite web\|title=India vs Australia 2016-17: All you need to know about history of Border-Gavaskar Trophy\|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/india-vs-australia-2016-17-all-you-need-to-know-about-history-of-border-gavaskar-trophy-579353\|website=cricketcountry.com\|date=22 February 2017 \|publisher=© 2018 India.com\|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>
	* "Gavaskar Stadium" in his home district of [[Vengurla]] has been named after him.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Golden oldie brothers-in-law in the Gavaskar stable\|url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sportvicarious/golden-oldie-brother-in-laws/\|website=indiatimes.com/\|date=5 September 2010 \|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.\|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>		* "Gavaskar Stadium" in his home district of [[Vengurla]] has been named after him.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Golden oldie brothers-in-law in the Gavaskar stable\|url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sportvicarious/golden-oldie-brother-in-laws/\|website=indiatimes.com\|date=5 September 2010 \|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.\|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>
	*In 2003, he became the first Indian cricketer to deliver the [[MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture\|MCC Spirit Of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture]]. He was the 3rd lecturer in the history of the [[Cowdrey Lecture\|Cowdrey lecture]].<ref name="rediff.com"/>		*In 2003, he became the first Indian cricketer to deliver the [[MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture\|MCC Spirit Of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture]]. He was the 3rd lecturer in the history of the [[Cowdrey Lecture\|Cowdrey lecture]].<ref name="rediff.com"/>
	* On 21 November 2012, Gavaskar was conferred with BCCI's prestigious [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award\|Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award]] at the BCCI Annual Awards Function 2011–12. The Lifetime Achievement Award given to Gavaskar carried a citation, trophy and a cheque for {{INRConvert\|25\|l\|year=2012}} and he received this award from then [[BCCI president]] [[N. Srinivasan]].<ref>{{Cite news\|date=2012-11-22\|title=Lifetime achievement award for Sunil Gavaskar\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/lifetime-achievement-award-for-sunil-gavaskar/article4120450.ece\|access-date=2021-09-05\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		* On 21 November 2012, Gavaskar was conferred with BCCI's prestigious [[C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award\|Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award]] at the BCCI Annual Awards Function 2011–12. The Lifetime Achievement Award given to Gavaskar carried a citation, trophy and a cheque for {{INRConvert\|25\|l\|year=2012}} and he received this award from then [[BCCI president]] [[N. Srinivasan]].<ref>{{Cite news\|date=2012-11-22\|title=Lifetime achievement award for Sunil Gavaskar\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/lifetime-achievement-award-for-sunil-gavaskar/article4120450.ece\|access-date=2021-09-05\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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	[http://cricket.expressindia.com/fulleistory.php?content_id=58106 V.V.S. Laxman bats for new cause] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190851/http://cricket.expressindia.com/fulleistory.php?content_id=58106 \|date=30 September 2007 }}, 10 November 2005. Press Trust on India. Retrieved on 5 September 2008.</ref>—although his name is usually recorded as Rohan Sunil Gavaskar.		[http://cricket.expressindia.com/fulleistory.php?content_id=58106 V.V.S. Laxman bats for new cause] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190851/http://cricket.expressindia.com/fulleistory.php?content_id=58106 \|date=30 September 2007 }}, 10 November 2005. Press Trust on India. Retrieved on 5 September 2008.</ref>—although his name is usually recorded as Rohan Sunil Gavaskar.

	As per ~~his own version stated in~~ his autobiography Sunny Days, Sunil Gavaskar was exchanged with a fisherman's baby at birth. It was his uncle who spotted that the child was not Sunil as he had a birthmark near his ear. "Perhaps, I would have grown up to be an obscure fisherman, toiling somewhere along the west coast," Gavaskar wrote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-did-you-know-sunil-gavaskar-got-swapped-at-birth-with-a-fisherman-s-son-451952\|title=Did you know? Sunil Gavaskar got swapped at birth with a fisherman's son\|work=indiatvnews.com\|date=10 July 2018}}</ref>		As per his autobiography, "Sunny Days", in his own version, Sunil Gavaskar stated that he was exchanged with a fisherman's baby at birth. It was his uncle who spotted that the child was not Sunil as he had a birthmark near his ear. "Perhaps, I would have grown up to be an obscure fisherman, toiling somewhere along the west coast," Gavaskar wrote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-did-you-know-sunil-gavaskar-got-swapped-at-birth-with-a-fisherman-s-son-451952\|title=Did you know? Sunil Gavaskar got swapped at birth with a fisherman's son\|work=indiatvnews.com\|date=10 July 2018}}</ref>

	His maternal uncle was retired Indian cricketer Madhav Mantri.<ref>{{cite web\|title=He's 92 and still going strong. Meet Madhav Mantri, India's oldest Test cricketer\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/madhav-mantri-indias-oldest-test-cricketer-209552-2013-09-02\|website=India Today\|publisher=Living Media India Limited\|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref> His sister Kavita Viswanath is married to cricketer [[Gundappa Viswanath]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Six international cricketers whose sisters married other international cricketers\|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/raksha-bandhan-memories-sisters-of-international-cricketers-who-married-cricketers-169435\|website=Cricket Country\|date=10 August 2014 \|publisher=India.com\|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref> His other sister—Nutan Gavaskar was the honorary general secretary of [[Women's Cricket Association of India]] (WCAI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=BCCI ignores women's cricket: Nutan Gavaskar\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/BCCI-ignores-women%E2%80%99s-cricket-Nutan-Gavaskar/article11077900.ece\|work=The Hindu\|date=20 October 2014 \|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>		His maternal uncle was retired Indian cricketer Madhav Mantri.<ref>{{cite web\|title=He's 92 and still going strong. Meet Madhav Mantri, India's oldest Test cricketer\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/madhav-mantri-indias-oldest-test-cricketer-209552-2013-09-02\|website=India Today\|publisher=Living Media India Limited\|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref> His sister Kavita Viswanath is married to cricketer [[Gundappa Viswanath]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Six international cricketers whose sisters married other international cricketers\|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/raksha-bandhan-memories-sisters-of-international-cricketers-who-married-cricketers-169435\|website=Cricket Country\|date=10 August 2014 \|publisher=India.com\|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref> His other sister—Nutan Gavaskar was the honorary general secretary of [[Women's Cricket Association of India]] (WCAI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=BCCI ignores women's cricket: Nutan Gavaskar\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/BCCI-ignores-women%E2%80%99s-cricket-Nutan-Gavaskar/article11077900.ece\|work=The Hindu\|date=20 October 2014 \|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>

	According to a recollection by his son Rohan, Gavaskar saved a family from a violent mob during the 1993 [[Bombay riots]]. “We were standing on our terrace right after the bomb blasts, a few days later, when we saw a hate mob, and they had cornered a family. We knew they did not have any good intentions towards the family and dad saw that, ran down and confronted the hate mob. He told the mob, ‘whatever you are going to do that family, you are going to do to me first’, and then better sense prevailed and the family was allowed to go its way."<ref>{{cite news\| author =<!--not stated-->\| title = How Sunil Gavaskar's compact defence saved a family from 1993 Mumbai riots mob		According to a recollection by his son Rohan, Gavaskar saved a [[Muslims\|Muslim]] family from a violent mob during the 1993 [[Bombay riots]]. “We were standing on our terrace right after the bomb blasts, a few days later, when we saw a hate mob, and they had cornered a family. We knew they did not have any good intentions towards the family and dad saw that, ran down and confronted the hate mob. He told the mob, ‘whatever you are going to do that family, you are going to do to me first’, and then better sense prevailed and the family was allowed to go its way."<ref>{{cite news\| author =<!--not stated-->\| title = How Sunil Gavaskar's compact defence saved a family from 1993 Mumbai riots mob
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	Gavaskar is an ardent devotee of [[Sathya Sai Baba]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.saibaba.ws/experiences1/realisingsupremebeatitude.htm\|title=Sathya Sai Baba, Realizing Supreme Beatitude by Sunil Gavaskar}}</ref>		Gavaskar is an ardent devotee of [[Sathya Sai Baba]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.saibaba.ws/experiences1/realisingsupremebeatitude.htm\|title=Sathya Sai Baba, Realizing Supreme Beatitude by Sunil Gavaskar}}</ref>
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