India great Sunil Gavaskar is set to get another cricket ground named after him. England’s Leicester Cricket Ground is now set to be named after the ICC Hall of Famer. The first batsman to score 10000 runs in Test cricket, Gavaskar was the highest run-scorer in red-ball cricket once and his on-field accolades are set to see him be bestowed with another honour.
As per a report in The Times of India, the former India captain is in London and will be present at the event. “I am delighted and honoured that a ground in Leicester is being named after me. Leicester is a city with possibly the strongest supporters of the game, especially Indian cricket, and therefore it is a huge honour indeed,” he has told TOI.
Gavaskar already has a stadium named after him in USA. The ceremony for that event took place in 2017. There’s a stand named after him at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium as well.
Gavaskar, who made his India debut on the historic tour of West Indies in 1971, played a key role in the series win and piled up 774 runs in four Tests of the five-match series at an average of 154.80. He continued his dream run in Test cricket in the years to come and finished his career with 10122 runs in 125 Tests.
He held the record for most tons (34) for 18 years. The record was broken by Sachin Tendulkar in 2005. He played India’s maiden ODI in 1974. Gavaskar was part of the Kapil Dev-led side which won the 1983 World Cup.
Two years later, he captained the Men in Blue to a title win in the World Championship of cricket. He was part of the Kapil-led side which reached the semi-final of the 1987 WC. Gavaskar is now a full-time commentator and a veteran broadcaster.
