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Sunil Gavaskar 774 runs against West Indies in 1970-71
Sat, August 23 2014
Sunil Gavaskar: Deciphering the Little Master’s legendary status
Nishad Pai Vaidya was born after Sunil Gavaskar’s era, but grew up listening to the folklore — tales of Gavaskar's determination and valour. In this article, he unravels the great man’s aura from a perspective of someone who has only heard of him and not seen him play in flesh and blood.
Fri, April 19 2013
Sunil Gavaskar scores a world record 774 runs in his debut series
On April 19, 1971, Sunil Gavaskar ended his final innings on that epoch making West Indies tour with a 529-minute effort of 220. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the feats of a hundred and a double hundred in the same match, and 774 runs in a series.