Editing Sunil Gavaskar (section)

== Important statistics ==
* Test debut: West Indies v India at Port of Spain, 6–10 March 1971<ref name=":0" /><ref name="jagranjosh.com"/><ref name="Sports">{{Cite web|last=Sports|first=Times of|title=Sunil Gavaskar Records List, Achievements and Honours Received|date=10 July 2021 |url=https://www.timesofsports.com/cricket/news/sunil-gavaskar-records/|access-date=2021-09-05|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Last Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, 13–17 March 1987<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/sunil-gavaskar-records-list-1625835197-1 | title=Sunil Gavaskar Records List: International records as Captain, Batsman, and Bowler | date=9 July 2021 }}</ref><ref name="Sports"/>
* ODI debut: England v India at Leeds, 13 July 1974<ref name=":0" /><ref name="jagranjosh.com"/><ref name="Sports"/>
* Last ODI: India v England at Bombay, 5 November 1987<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Sports"/>
* First-class span: 1966–1987<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunil Gavaskar Debut and last played matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sunil-gavaskar-28794/matches|access-date=2021-09-05|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
* First Class Debut: Vazir Sultan Colt's XI v Dungarpur XI at Hyderabad, 1966–67
* Last First Class Match: Rest of the World v M.C.C. at Lord's, 1987
* Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1980<ref name="Sports"/>
* List A span: 1973–1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28794.html#statistics |title=Sunil Gavaskar &#124; Cricket Players and Officials |publisher=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref>
* Gavaskar's 100s in first class cricket. 
*# Tests: 34, 
*# Ranji Trophy: 20, 
*# Irani Cup: 3, 
*# Duleep Trophy: 6, 
*# Rest of the World against England (his last first class game): 1, 
*# County cricket for Somerset: 2, 
*# Other games: 15. 
Sachin Tendulkar equalled Sunil Gavaskar's record of first class 100s on 8 February 2013<ref>{{cite web|agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-08/top-stories/36992356_1_sachin-tendulkar-test-hundreds-irani-cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211507/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-08/top-stories/36992356_1_sachin-tendulkar-test-hundreds-irani-cup |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Sachin Tendulkar equals Sunil Gavaskar's record of first class 100s |date=8 February 2013}}</ref>
* Gavaskar was the first cricketer to play 100 consecutive test matches.