Sunil Gavaskar was referred to as ‘Mumbai Bradman’ in his prime: Ravi Shastri

Image Source : GETTY IMAGE Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar was the “master technician”, in response to India head coach Ravi Shastri. Shastri, who made his debut as a participant for the Indian crew underneath the captaincy of Gavaskar, on Wednesday unveiled a portrait of the Indian batting nice on the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
“Easily the best opening batsman I have ever seen,” mentioned Shastri in a video tweeted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after he unveiled the portrait.

“I had the privilege of playing under him and watch the master technician at work. Nothing fazed him, 13 Test hundreds against the West Indies itself is a tribute to the way he played the game.”

#WorkforceIndia Head Coach @RaviShastriOfc launched ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’, a brand new guide by @BradmanBowral , on the @scg immediately.He additionally unveiled a portrait of the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. pic.twitter.com/EP4UXoqHAq— BCCI (@BCCI) January 6, 2021

Gavaskar was the primary batsman to succeed in 10,000 runs in Test cricket and retired in 1987 with 34 a whole bunch, essentially the most by any batsman on the time within the longest format of the sport. His file of Test a whole bunch was damaged solely in 2005 by Sachin Tendulkar, who went on to attain 51 centuries.
“In his prime he was called ‘Mumbai Bradman’. In that era to reach 34 hundreds and 13 against the mighty West Indies was fabulous. Great tribute to you Sunny and an honour for me to unveil this portrait,” mentioned Shastri.