Sunil Gavaskar raises a toast with Clive Llyod, Farokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath on the birthday of Sir Garfield Sobers
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On Thursday, July 28, the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers turned 86. To celebrate the occasion, Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar raised a toast with former West Indies captain Sir Clive Llyod and former teammates Farokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath.
Sobers is considered as the greatest all-rounder to have ever played the sport. He played 93 Tests for West Indies and scored 8032 runs and scalped 235 wickets.
Gavaskar, on Friday, took to his official Instagram account to share the picture where he was seen raising the toast with Sir Clive Llyod, Farokh Engineer, and Gundappa Viswanath.
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Cricket ground in Leicester named after Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar had scored 10,122 runs in 125 Tests for India with 34 hundreds at an average of 51.12. He is also the first batsman ever to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs.
Earlier this month, a cricket ground in Leicester, in England, was named after Gavaskar. As per media reports, Keith Vaz, UK’s longest standing Parliamentarian of Indian origin suggested the name of Gavaskar. Gavaskar himself was present to inaugurate a plaque installed in his honour.
“Blesses to have a ground in Leicester named after me. This is a recognition not for me but for all those who played with me from tennis ball days to the internationls, my family and last but not least, my fans and well wishers. Thank you all for being part of this unforgettable journey,” wrote Gavaskar on his Instagram post.
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