GUTSY Gavaskar retires hurt before belting unbeaten 166 | From the Vault

[@wookieYT]

Sunil Gavaskar's influence went beyond the stats, incredible as they were. He brought to Indian cricket professionalism, class and a sense of pride.

[@TheIkaraCult]

and toughness. He's the toughest player of all time

[@_A.t.g]

They weren't even cricketers purely. Guy had to work hard at his job as well and played for his nation part time.

[@brotherben4357]

Averaged 51 opening the batting. What a player! What a man!

[@amanpandey9673]

And strike rate more than 66 in tests

[@Godplayzdice]

​@@amanpandey9673 career strike rate of 44. Which was good for his era of great bowlers.

[@paras.joshi.editor]

His 51 Avg is equal to 65 of today's Avg

[@Scott99259]

​@@paras.joshi.editormore than that 70+

[@effieomg3994]

Selfish batter with low strike rate.

[@sachinpotdar391]

Remember this historic day very well., got up early in the morning just to listen gavaskar scoring fifty runs on radio Comentry, those days live telecast of away playing matches was not available in india I was waiting for sunny sir to score his half century but he went on to score a tripple half century fire crackers started bursting in all over mumbai didnt go to college till india got all out., the movment sunny got his century my mother gave me one more cup of a hot tea, now in the year 2023 I am a retired employee of mumbai port trust, my parents were also a big fan of mr sunil gavaskar so we had a habit of listening cricket Comentry together in front of radio missing those beautiful days and my sweet parents

[@HarmeetSinghBrarOfficial]

❤️❣️🙌

[@souryabanik0907]

Wow. Beautiful.

[@yoddha-thewarrior2640]

खरं क्रिकेट हे तुमच्या काळात होते आता सगळं बाजार झाला आहे\. भाग्यवान आहेत तुम्ही कि गावस्कर सरांच्या काळात तुम्हाला क्रिकेट पाहायला मिळाले

[@sachinpotdar391]

@@yoddha-thewarrior2640 खरंच खूप भाग्यवन आहोत आम्ही., माझा मुलगा सुद्धा मला नेहमीच हे म्हणतो जे तुम्ही लिहिले आहे., जसे माझे वडील माझ्या बरोबर त्यांच्या जमान्यातील आठवणी शेअर करायचे तसाच मी देखील माझ्या मुलाबरोबर अनेक जुन्या आठवणी शेअर करतो कारण माझे बालपण काळबादेवी गाय वाडी येथे गेले होते आणि आमच्या वाडीतच संगम स्पोर्ट्स क्लब नावाचा क्रिकेट क्लब होता जो कांगा लीगमध्ये व इतर सर्व क्रिकेट स्पर्धांमध्ये सहभागी होत असे., आमच्या क्लब चे वैशिष्ट्य म्हणजे भारताचे महान अष्टपैलू क्रिकेटपटू स्वर्गीय सलीम दुराणी आमच्या क्लब तर्फे खेळायचे सलीम भाई खुप हसतमुख चेहऱ्याने 1971साली केलेल्या वेस्ट इंडिज दौरा व इतर सर्व सामन्यातील मजेशीर किस्से सांगायचे खास करून एकनाथ सोलकर चे किस्से ऐकताना खुप मजा यायची कारण एकनाथ सोलकर हे दक्षिण मुंबईतील एक लाडके व्यक्तिमत्त्व होते त्यामुळे सोलकर जेव्हा केव्हा जिमखाना ची मॅच खेळत असेल तेव्हा त्याला बघायला मुंबईतील दर्दी क्रिकेटप्रेमी गर्दी करायचे., त्या काळी खुप साधेपणा होता त्यामुळे क्रिकेटपटू कितीही मोठा खेळाडू असला तरी तो सर्वांशी प्रेमाने बोलत असे., आझाद मैदान क्रॉस मैदान व मरीन लाइन्स येथे जाऊन क्रिकेट मॅच बघण्याचा आनंद काही वेगळाच होता.,missing those beautiful days.😪😌

[@Reddyravikanthh]

How are you grandpa??

[@Agast777]

Thanks cricket Australia for uploading this masterpiece ❤️

[@advocatekuldeep8495]

To play against those tall and fast bowlers of Aussie and WI with this kind of helmet(without grill) and score more than 10k runs with average of 50+, this is what makes Gavaskar great ❤️ Noone can match that greatness❤️ No disrespect to Sachin or VK, but SRT always had Dravid/Lawman to company, VK has Rohit/Pujara/Pant, but this man, Gavaskar was lone warrior of that batting line up. Yes, few others also played some good innings, but mostly it was Gavaskar in TEST who stood there all the time when team needed. In my opinion, He is THE GREATEST TEST BATSMAN OF INDIA BY SOME DISTANCE. considering the bowlers he faced without helmet. Thank you cricket Australia for this video ❤️😍

[@castawaydotcom]

And there were no restrictions against bouncers in an over.

[@kalyanmitra4996]

I second you

[@mein3324]

You should know Sachin played most of 90's matches with some match fixers in his team.

[@vhtevhte]

That skul cap came only after 30 years of age.

[@ankurpatel4368]

​@@mein3324bhgb sdk

[@nitishjha369]

Today's kids will never know about Gavaskar...He was pure gem of a cricket

[@Slutty717]

​@LOGICAL BRAIN yeah I know that u started watching cricket from 2011 world Cup and think that Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are the only cricketers of India, there were no great players before them

[@mrm5282]

​​​​​@@Slutty717 for @LOGICAL BRAINS Kohli n Dhoni r greatest all time players. Who only play on flat surfaces. Look at Kohli in current ongoing test match vs Aus how horribly he played in last 3 matches.

[@ashishaj8475]

@@mrm5282 abe jha2 ki paidaish aise bekar pitches to 1990s aur 2000s me v nhi thi. Aisi pitches uss time pe hote to Sachin aur Dravid v hote. Uss time ki pitches jyada tar batting friendly thi lovedu khash kar Indian Subcontinent me. Baki mujhe pta h ye baat Sachin aur Dravid dono Kohli se better test batsman the.

[@thrusta100]

Boring as batsh$t , they aint missed much! Flat track bully like Warne, those 100s against WI were on flat tracks, and against weaker attacks...

[@mrm5282]

@@ashishaj8475abe BKL soch samaj ke comment Kiya kar

[@bedabikasbarkakoty5741]

Sunil Gavaskar is a gem of a player, technically superb with immense level of concentration

[@cricketchatter9332]

One of the greatest batsmen of all time

[@abhishekn9871]

Batsmen*

[@yashmishra1391]

@@abhishekn9871 batsman only

[@parassharma7041]

Batwoman

[@abhishekn9871]

@@yashmishra1391 please go learn English grammar... When you're using "one of the" phrase in a sentence, the next noun should be plural...

[@yashmishra1391]

@@abhishekn9871 No sorry , actually you are correct

[@ShivaKumar-ml9dw]

That's one and only Sunny Gavaskar....sheer concentration and placement Breath taking innings

[@kuldeepupadhyay2092]

A time when real cricket used to be played.Great competition,great level of concentration and determination.Balanced between bat and ball.

[@arjunsureshdhiman4829]

Its crazy to see how good Sunny G was🛐

[@sibinmathews4239]

Gaveskars flick of his legs towards mid wicket is almost the same that of Sachin's. How blessed India was to have these 2 play for us.

[@sadenb]

And then kohli

[@diffbreak2366]

Sachin may has always credited Sunny and Richards his ultimate role models so naturally he has taken some shots from Sunny and some from Viv.

[@khari_baat]

This is beautiful batting. It is sad to see Indian batting in last 10 years with no balance on the back-foot. No late-cuts, no paddle sweeps, no beautiful flicks.

[@ashishaj8475]

But current Indian players play well in Australian condition as compared to other conditions.

[@brotherben4357]

@@ashishaj8475 Hear. Hear. It’s become India’s second home.

[@khari_baat]

Yeah. But the backfoot game is non existent. Our wins are mainly because of bowlers, I guess.

[@santoshdada9148]

Then i m lucky, Tortoise sunil

[@meghanvasant]

For those who admire art it’s such a pleasure to watch his batting.

[@akchasteify]

God of batting! Never seen a better test batsman in my life. Any modern coach will sacrifice his right arm to have an opener half as good.

[@EmranChary]

What a class ...when he rolls wrist on the ball...Often you hear from your coach play on the up...young generation here, if any ? should watch in slow motion. Lot to learn - Also, when he allows the ball till his foot and if anyone knows about batting, You can see how he transfers his weight when goes on front foot..pure elegance..

[@potturuvenkataramesh1549]

Yes, beautifully described about Gavaskar technique in stroke making

[@gyanendrasinha3120]

Just watching these shots, pure gold..

[@sonyjohnson6966]

Flicks, cuts & drives…classy n text book style. One n only Sunny Gavaskar all time great n cannot be replaced

[@mrmprm8732]

The best opening batsman Indian test team got from 1932 till date, a player who gave good justice to the position of batting as an opener in international test cricket - Sunil Gavaskar.

[@_A.t.g]

The best opening batsman*

[@dannydsouza6828]

What a legend and what a player. Today’s generation missed watching him bat then.

[@Reddyravikanthh]

Hello grandpa

[@sudipchatterjee]

The timing of his shots was always impeccable! Still unmatched! ❤🙏

[@shrikantbhadri4803]

I remember most of this series during my childhood.. listening to radio commentary was fantastic..That Indian team was very strong.

[@asifhassan5702]

Great batsman and a very fine gentleman. Truly amongst the top cricket batsmen of all times.

[@ankanghosh5272]

Those fearsome fast bowlers from West Indies , Australia ...not plain batting pitch like nowadays , and without helmet. The greatest batsman and best era of cricket

[@cvenkat7766]

He is the greatest opener the game has ever seen and one of the best batsmen .

[@shashanksrivastava8659]

Correct. And best Asian batsman ever

[@cvenkat7766]

@@shashanksrivastava8659 . Not only Asian , in the world also .

[@shashanksrivastava8659]

@@cvenkat7766 Bradman and Jack Hobbs were better. And Sobers too

[@cvenkat7766]

@@shashanksrivastava8659 . Bradman , Jack Hobbs ఓపెనింగ్ బ్యాట్స్ మనా ? నాకు తెలిసి Bradman , Sobers ఓపెనింగ్ బ్యాట్స్ మన్ కాదు . కాబట్టి వారిని గవాస్కర్ తో పోల్చలేము .

[@parthsavyasachi9348]

Test. Yes.

[@andregeorge6271]

Todays kids trolling him without even knowing his greatness

[@thrusta100]

Boring, Kohli/ Rohit any day thanks..

[@sage.rivendell]

@@thrusta100 lmao! 🤢

[@akchasteify]

@@thrusta100 Your Kohli and Rohit would have popped within the first over in those days against that sort of bowling. I have seen Kohli in action in England in what is widely touted as one of his best performances ever - fishing outside the off stump continuously with at least 3 dropped dollies in every hundred he scored. He wouldn't have been so lucky in those days!

[@parthsavyasachi9348]

​@@thrusta100not in the grounds gavaskar played in. You need to trim those grounds by 30 percent for kohli etc to score those runs.😅

[@darshang1262]

​@@thrusta100are u for real

[@amitpawar10]

No stats can define or justify the influence and importance of Sunny Gavaskar in Indian Cricket's evolution.

[@vivekt2174]

I Have no idea how players used to play so fearlessly without proper helmet those days...Increadible

[@PrasadVignesh1982]

The cover drive and shot of the pads is lovely by Gavaskar

[@sridharr4251]

When Sunny is on song India breathes a sigh of relief, safety and comfort...for over 16 years... The flicks, straight drives, cover drives and leg glances will live on forever - no one to match that elegance and beauty.. timeless

[@TXSrinis]

Apart from his superb craftsmanship, what I lived about him is the dignified manner in which he acknowledged the milestones in this innings. No hootin’ and hollerin’, no exaggerated celebrations, nothing outlandish, just a quick wave of the bat and a nod or two! Sheer class…both with the bat and as a person!

[@diffbreak2366]

This man was at another level during his playing days. Very few, if any, compare to him.

[@dilipmehra2026]

Best opening batsman in the history of test cricket. No one could match Gavaskar's technique.

[@meditationmountainbyrishab919]

The Greatest Batsman of all time!!! An Opening batsman to garner so many runs in a test cricket era where the emphasis was on lasting for days and not slogging every ball, Master of technique (see the way his feet move, always in line of the ball, playing spinning balls on back foot) against the fastest and fiercest bowlers of cricketing history in their opening fresh spells. Against todays bowlers, fast out fields, helmets and powerful bats, Gavaskar would take every bowler to the cleaners and it would be very difficult to get him out. I see how today on turning pitches our best of batsmen cannot last for half a day, I have seen this man bat for days on extremely difficult spinning wickets on which no one lasted, no wonder the opponents loved and respected him hugely. He single handedly laid the foundation on which walked Tendulkar, Virat and Rohit Sharma.

[@akchasteify]

I echo each of your statements apart from the last line perhaps. Not even Tendulkar was anywhere close to him in a testing pitch, leave alone Dravid (stale batting) and Rohit (poor technique against both fast and spin bowling).

[@sp_37-d91]

Gavaskar is still the best batsman india produced.

[@PV-vm9cl]

As a 12 year old boy, I had the privilege of watching Gavaskar score a hundred at the Eden Garden against the Alvin Kalicharan's West Indies side that featured Malcolm Marshall in December of 1978 in the first innings. Sunny scored another century in the second innings in that test but I didn't get to watch it. The memories of that glorious day is still fresh in my mind to this day! Was also excited to see the new kid on the block - Kapil Dev! Nine years later, got to see Kapil Dev in action again. Watched Kapil Dev-led India go down fighting against Imran Khan's Pakistan in the 6th ODI in March 1987 at Jamshedpur. Miandad hit a half century and remained not out and with Wasim Akram saw Pak over the line. India lost that series 1-5. Vividly recall Ravi Shastri getting booed by a section of the spectators who were yelling and asking Kapil to remove him from the boundary! (Shastri had been getting a lot of attention by the bevy of young women sitting in the pavilion section and was busy signing autographs during over breaks.) Maninder Singh, also fielding at the boundary, was appreciated by the crowd, as I recall. As I sit here on a sunny afternoon in the Silicon Valley, California, glorious memories from these two cricketing days are fresh and vivid as if it was yesterday!

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

Back in the 70s n 80s Indian Cricketers used to get 1250 Rupees for a test match Rs 250/day(25$) Any extra amount with man of the match/series was precious India was still a conservative "third world country" recovering from centuries of colonialism and destruction The 1983 WC win did some good with respect to salaries which grew by 25% They had 1 extra pair of clothes n 1 extra bat To see such talented players working hard to merely put meals on the table is amazing! It's amazing how much times have changed for the better!

[@abdulrahimanchaithotam2527]

Where is Helmet? That is Sunny bhayi. Great. More than that he is a great human being. Love you Sunny bhayi. ❤️❤️

[@shijithvijayan8096]

Greatest Indian test opener.

[@vjp724]

He's a legend amongst batsmen. His brilliance is unmatched. Thank you Sunil for giving us so much pleasure ❤

[@madhuphanindranathappaji8923]

The legend of Indian Test Cricket.

[@thea.igamer3958]

Today, few play as graciously as Gavaskar !

[@allcaps3584]

Many of his shots remind of Sachin Tendulkar. Easy to see from where Sachin got inspirations for his game.

[@rinabarkakoty6292]

What a player Sunil Gavaskar was!! Genius!!

[@Snehal29-v3l]

What a fearless, dashing young man ! To get hit on the head and still come out again without the helmet, challenging the bowlers like that. Sunny was such a heart stealer ❤

[@DC-zi6se]

One of the greatest knocks of his career!

[@darshang1262]

Best test opener ever

[@rajanmishra2475]

The real OG, The GOAT, The Sigma among sigma's

[@chetanponkshe1855]

Genius !! Tendulkar Kohli are in no comparison to this little master !! What a treat it was to watch him play the West Indian pace battery , a gutsy , technically strong , fearless .. Hats off to this little master !

[@arunchikodikar397]

If cricket Australia is posting this video new generation should accept that he was a great batsman.

[@focm888]

Sunny Sir & Indian batsmen were really gutsy to play without helmet

[@rajarshidey3000]

Whenever i see any "dream XI" and people don't include Sunil Gavaskar, i feel people forget so quickly How can people forget 20 years legacy

[@ankurpatel4368]

probably in dream 11, current era player included. infact Sachin Sehwag also excluded.

[@mohdanwar2358]

Great knock from Great BATSMAN. No comparison with GAVASKAR. He stands alone in his technique .

[@sudiptabrahma2631]

Unbelievable unbeaten innings and determination and courageous from start till the end of the innings simply outstanding the best opening batsman in test cricket Legend Sunil Gavaskar Congratulations 👏👏

[@nagarajmreddy878]

Gavaskar opened the innings and played almost till the end many times when wickets were falling on the other end

[@successhighway]

Legend in his own lifetime. The great Sunil Gavaskar. People often compare. SRT, Dravid, Gavaskar all are legends…

[@abhoyable]

How still he was! It wasn't possible for bowler to know weather he is gonna come in front foot or wait to transfer wait in backfoot, perfect technique

[@md.aminnajar6305]

Great cricketing legend in action.

[@balajishiva489]

Master player great batsmanship we are privileged to be born in the same country where Gavaskar is what a player technical brilliance of batting Sir Gavaskar cricketing genius

[@shaukatkhan277]

He is Bradman of India, I mean it, because after him lot of bastmen came, no body played like him, he faced best of fast bowling attach across the world with authority, that too in era where there were no limit for bouncer, that too without helmet, Sunny you are gem

[@dhaneshwarsingh5690]

Pure class…its easy to forget how great this man was on a cricket field..

[@udaykrishna3238]

The beauty of batsmanship !❤

[@umeshpandey6848]

Really classy player faced pace battery of andy roberts, Marshal and Thomson without helmet.

[@narendrapanse7844]

ah yes, that famous headgear of SG. memories...

[@dheerajbhatia7526]

True Legend !

[@manishagandhi_2001]

Playing against those giant West Indies bowlers without helmet is no joke. He scored runs against dangerous bowlers without helmet. He was a great fighter, mentally very strong. Once, the ball rebounded back to mid-on fielder after hitting his forehead and Sunil Gavaskar showed no reaction (against West Indies)....!!! Whole ground heard the sound of ball hitting his forehead and Sunny was standing as if nothing happened at all....!!!!

[@jacobjohn4558]

👍👍👍👍👍Masterclass innings ...

[@saikalyanreddy1]

Sunil Gavaskar the best test batsman ever.

[@thiruardura]

In my opinion SMG is the best batsman India ever produced.

[@sanvc]

13 centuries against the most lethal pace attack of all time. Speaks about his greatness. No one comes close to him. The second best is 7.

[@davifdavid4347]

Gavaskar did not score 13 centuries against the 4 horsemen. He scored 6 centuries against them,and all of those 6 centuries came on flat,lifeless tracks. For this reason,Michael Holding gave him the nickname - FLAT TRACK specialist.

[@nikhilhamand]

​@@davifdavid4347..yeh yeh yeh...Kensington Oval, Queens Park Oval, Georgetown were the FLATTEST pitches in the world... U r Daft...

[@davifdavid4347]

You have betrayed the fact that you know nothing at all about Cricket. The Kensington Oval,in Babados, is or was a fast track ,not a flat track. Gavaskar did not score a century against the 4 horsemen on that pitch or any pitch that was fast or even paced. That's a FACT!!

[@nikhilhamand]

@@davifdavid4347 Clearly U dont understand sarcasm.. West Indies pace attack of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft played together in 11 Test matches winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 1. The pace quartet played against Gavaskar in only two series in 1982-83. One home and one away. In the away series for India, the highest scorers are Amarnath with 598 runs in 9 innings! In the home series Gavaskar is the highest scorer with 505 in 11 innings. As per your logic, Don Bradman scored approx 72% of his runs against a single opposition - England, & is still considered greatest of all time, but shouldn't. The FACT is that Gavaskar did score 13 test against a very good West Indies side.

[@davifdavid4347]

@nikhilhamand You are giving me information that I am already aware of. Armanath was very special,but none of you ever speak about him. He took an absolute battering from Michael Holding in 1976 and still scored 598 runs without losing his nerve. He was one of the bravest players there has ever been against such life-threatening speed. As for Gavaskar,505 runs at an average of 45,on India's dead pitches is nothing special. On his home pitches,if he was as special as Armanath, he should have at least matched Jimmy's average of 66, which he achieved in the Caribbean. Remember, 2 of those pitches, Jamaica and Barbados, were 2 of the quickest in the world, and yet,he comported himself very well. 7 of Gavaskar's centuries were scored against nobodies because the W I didn't have any kind of bowling attack in 1971. But,I'm quite sure you already that.

[@chirayujain6602]

Mr Gavaskar, The Real Master. Standing Tall Like a Wall

[@GOODTHINKER691]

All time great sir Sunil gavaskar 🙏

[@Sandeepkumar2222-of4bf]

Little master The legend ❤

[@tarunchattopadhyay935]

Sunny included into test squad little late at that time. He is till now above all keeping in mind Sachin and Richards in regard to test playing condition.For one day Richards is the best.

[@nitnpatil]

Great to see a legend's inning....

[@ultralegendarybeast101]

Wonderful batting!!

[@vigneshk4833]

Absolute Gem from cric aus

[@cupidstunt22]

The little master

[@monickam17]

5:15 That's a good shot from Gavaskar! Beautiful placement! And now that Matthews has dived, it'll certainly get to the boundary.

[@mdzohaibalam4704]

What a great batsman.. Watching his batting is worth...

[@shrenikgarge7138]

Top player, brave player!

[@swarnimanand8173]

Sunil Gavaskar Ji - Pride of India

[@jacobdavid8044]

A truly remarkable opening batsman, the pinnacle of his generation

[@Natraja_369]

0nly one test opener ,in the history of 130yrs of test crckt ,has more than 10k runs with avg above 50. SM Gavaskar.

[@shreeveda]

The Greatest batsman in Test cricket, ever. 🎉👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@d.c.t.munasinghekalupathir98]

absolutely beautiful inning

[@ajaygoel1860]

I heard Kapil paji telling about Gavaskar that he completely avoided night parties and any other type of distraction..just because he can fully concentrate on the game...what a Gentleman. Respect ❤

[@vibhuvikramaditya4576]

India's Greatest Test Opener and certainly one of the few best ever in the world.

[@pareshkamat1146]

Classic ❤

[@Hobbyfun143]

VERY GOOD BATTING 👌

[@no_one_160]

What a great player..

[@kannansrinivasan1358]

Marvelous innings 👏

[@chiragjoshi1359]

Some marvelous on the up square cuts and cover drive played by Little master.

[@CosmicGoat-d3o]

Craig McDermot said Gavaskar was the toughest to bowl against.

[@IBumpg]

He was a superb player!

[@maakirey387]

A legend a role model for the nation a god of batting

[@aritradatta1981]

Thanks for this video.

[@mohammedsaleemmulla3062]

Watching gavaskar bat is really a treat

[@dynasty5723]

its not the number of runs its when you score them that matters! which is what sets him apart from any of the other indian batting greats that followed.

[@anuragkumar1825]

O. G. 🙏🙏

[@roboticduniya1731]

Age: 36 that's called class, players today in early 30's feel like they've done a lot 😂

[@GopalSingh-jg7py]

Legend of test cricket