The ORIGINAL Little Master goes BANG! Best of Gavaskar's ODIs in Australia | From the Vault

Enjoy Sunil Gavaskar dominating the ODI format in Australia during the 80s. Can he get any more casual with those bat raises?

[anilthakar]

Real legend, real national hero, salute to Sunil sir.❤

[chandra_]

Thanks Cricket Australia for posting this gem of a batsman

[mons]

Credit to cricket Australia for producing such a high quality video for 70/80’s video.

[r.msyiem]

The first man to score 10000 runs the man to face the most ferocious bowlers of his time especially the mighty west Indians what can you say about him there are no words

[truthprevails]

Gavaskar is a gem, a great player, humble human being, a fantastic commentator, his presence makes a difference.... Thanks a million for giving so many joyful moments.... Lots of love n respect Sir.... ❤

[kartikramadorai]

He was the hero of the entire nation. We had a very few world class success back then. He was one of them

[randomthings]

Really Amazing to see how people used to enjoy old classic Cricket matches back then❤

[truthprevails]

One of the most fearless, greatest opening batsmen... Salute to him because he has faced fast n furious dangerous bowlers... Being 5.5ft ... Superb defense n fabulous footwork... Incredible talent❤

[riyazahmed]

The best opening batsman in the world in test cricket. Of all time. No one near him. He was the best .

[fuzailkhan]

My All time favorite Best Batsman forever in the world similar Gavaskar

[farhanyasmin]

Can watch the master bat all day long. Feel very unlucky for never seeing him play live 😕

[sayanguha]

Look at the 'bottom hand' shots! And that high elbow, straightness of bat and long front foot stride. Wow. Plays exactly like he preaches in commentary!

[suriyanarayanans]

This little master all time greatest cricketer of the history & many batsman's learnd his technical excellent copybook cricket.genious excellent balance in stands& amazing concentration when ever he Batting, my views no replacement for him as a Opener, plenty of records in his Name, hats off, wonderful to watch his playing....i love his style.... LITTLE MASTER SM.Gavaskar

[vijaygautam]

See the elegance with which Gavaskar played these shots. He changed his batting style from 1985 onwards and became an attacking batsman. During those times, it was not easy to drive the ball out of huge grounds like the Sydney and Melbourne Cricket Grounds are. But Sunny hit with ease, with power and elegance. In fact, since retiring from active playing in 1987, Gavaskar has donned multiple hats - Indian team coach, batting consultant, etc. It was he who helped Tendulkar improve his stance during his initial days! Gavaskar pointed out that when Sachin was ready to play, his bat came down from the third man side, whereas it should be straight and should come down directly from behind. He taught Sehwag also. Gavaskar was self-taught and improved all his shots through sheer practice and determination. God bless him.

[laurasands]

Loved watching him bat in the 70s, him Zaheer Abbas and Viv Richards, made it look effortless.

[apkman]

Gavaskar under achieved in the ODIs. He was never a big fan of the shorter format of the game. But when he did, he played some fabulous innings, like the one against NZ in the WC ‘87.

[rahulacharya]

His odi record
From 1974 - 1981
Matches - 22
Innings - 20
Runs - 394
Average - 20.73
SR - 52.32
100s/50s - 0/2

From 1982 - 1987
Matches - 86
Innings - 81
Runs - 2, 681
Average - 38.85
SR - 65.71
100s/50s - 1/24

It took him a while to establish himself as an Odi player but he eventually did and finished with a decent Odi record

[sabyasachimukhopadhyay]

Extraordinary collection of shots by Sunil Gavaskar!

[SunilKantVashisth]

I salute Sunil Gavaskar Sir. The all time legend.

[sensupradip]

Undoubtedly the greatest Indian batsman till date 🎉🎉🎉❤❤