Editing Sunil Gavaskar (section)

== Domestic debut ==
Born in [[Mumbai]] in a middle class [[Marathi people|Marathi]] Family and a student of [[St. Xavier's High School, Fort|St Xavier's High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/st-xaviers-kicks-off-150th-anniversary-with-star-alumni/articleshow/62398340.cms |title=St Xavier's kicks off 150th anniversary with star alumni |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |work=Vinamrata Borwankar |date=7 January 2018 |access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/140-years-on-st-xavier-s-school-keeps-history-alive/story-cvSaPF3uzKJn9Ol8rjLC1O.html |title=140 years on, St Xavier's school keeps history alive |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=31 January 2010 |access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> young Sunil Gavaskar was named ''India's Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the year'' in 1966 while playing for his school. He scored 246*, 222 and 85 in school cricket in his final year of secondary education before striking a century against the touring London schoolboys. He made his first-class debut for [[Vazir Sultan Tobacco cricket teams|Vazir Sultan Colts XI]] against an XI from [[Dungarpur]] in 1966–67 but remained in Bombay's [[Ranji Trophy]] squad for the next two years without playing a match. An alumnus of Bombay's [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College]], he made his debut in the 1968–69 season against [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] but made a [[Duck (cricket)|duck]] and was the subject of derisive claims that his selection was due to the presence of his uncle [[Madhav Mantri]], a former Indian Test wicket keeper on Bombay's selection committee. He responded with 114 against [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] in his second match and two other consecutive centuries saw him being selected in the [[Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1970–71|1970–71 Indian team to tour the West Indies]].