Editing Sunil Gavaskar (section)

== Records and achievements ==
* Gavaskar was the first Test cricket player to make over 10,000 runs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sunil Gavaskar: Stats, Record, and Achievements |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/sunil-gavaskar-stats-records-achievements |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref><ref name="jagranjosh.com">{{Cite web|date=2021-07-09|title=Sunil Gavaskar Records List: International records as Captain, Batsman, and Bowler|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/sunil-gavaskar-records-list-1625835197-1|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>
* He held the record for the highest number of test centuries (34) before [[Sachin Tendulkar]] went past him in 2005.<ref name="jagranjosh.com"/>
* As opening batsman with a batting average above fifty, he is still holding those two test cricket records (runs and centuries). howstat.com (Retrieved October 5, 2024).
* As a batsman, he is the unique yearly aggregate record holder of test runs and centuries, with a half-century to century conversion rate above forty three per cent (since 1983). howstat.com (Retrieved 10/5/2024).
* He has scored the highest runs (774) in a series as a debutant.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="jagranjosh.com"/>
* He has scored the most runs by any player in a series (774) against [[West Indies]].<ref name=":0" />
* He has the maximum no. of runs & centuries scored by a player against West Indies—2,749 runs & 13 centuries.<ref name="jagranjosh.com"/>
* He is the only cricketer to score 4 consecutive centuries at 2 venues — [[Port of Spain]] & [[Wankhede stadium|Wankhede Stadium]].<ref name="jagranjosh.com"/>
* He is the only cricketer with Test century partnerships with 18 different players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swapnilagaskar.tripod.com/sunny.htm |title=Sunil Gavaskar : Facts, Achievements, Statistics and Records, Photo Gallery |publisher=Swapnilagaskar.tripod.com |date=10 July 1949}}</ref>
* He is a joint holder of the record for scoring centuries in both innings of a Test Match on three occasions along with Australia's [[Ricky Ponting]] and [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]].<ref name="jagranjosh.com"/>
* He also became the first Indian fielder (excluding wicket-keepers) to get over a hundred catches in Test cricket.<ref name="jagranjosh.com"/>
* He captained the national team on and off over a period between 1978 and 1985, which included a great 2–0 win over Pakistan in 1979–80.
* He is the first Indian cricketer to carry his bat in test cricket, with a score of 127 not out in the Faisalabad Test in the year 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunil Gavaskar Records, Test match, ODI, T20, IPL international batting bowling fielding records|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sunil-gavaskar-28794/tests-odi-t20-records|access-date=2021-09-05|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
* He was named one of the Wisden cricketers of the year in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricket365.com/player-stats/6031/Sunil-Gavaskar |title=Sunil Gavaskar &#124; Stats & Records &#124; Cricket News |date=6 August 2018 |publisher=Cricket365 }}</ref>