Sunil Gavaskar Birthday: Sunil Gavaskar, one of the great players of the cricket world, turned 74 today. Sunil Gavaskar was known for his stylish batting in his era. Used to play the biggest bowlers fearlessly. After retiring from cricket, Sunil Gavaskar earned a big name in commentary. During this, many times he gave such statements which remained controversial.

Sunil Gavaskar Birthday: First batsman in the world to score 10K runs :-

Gavaskar, called Little Master of India, is the first batsman in the world to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this milestone against Pakistan in March 1987 at Ahmedabad. Cricketer-turned-commentator Sunil Gavaskar has given many controversial statements. Let us know about some such controversial statements.

Statement on Anushka Sharma :-

While commentating in an IPL match in the year 2020, Sunil Gavaskar gave a controversial statement regarding Anushka Sharma. Sunil Gavaskar had said during that time, “When there was a lockdown, he only practiced Anushka’s bowling. He appeared in the video. Usse toh kuch nahi banna hai.” Anushka Sharma objected to this statement.

Sunil Gavaskar Birthday: Dhoni gloves controversy :-

During a match in the ODI World Cup, former India captain MS Dhoni wore gloves bearing the ‘sacrifice’ insignia of the army. This created quite an uproar. On this, Gavaskar said, “If Dhoni is allowed to wear those gloves then players of other countries can do something like this. Do it before the rule is made, once the rule is made then you can do nothing.” Can.”

Statement on Ashwin and T. Natarajan :-

Gavaskar gave a statement in the year 2020 on discrimination with R Ashwin and T. Natarajan. He had said that this does not happen with established batsmen. If Ashwin does not perform in one match, he will not be given a second chance. This is Indian cricket. There are different rules for different people. If you don’t believe me, ask R. Ashwin and T. Natarajan.

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