Indian cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar’s love for the game is no secret. Whether it’s his passionate dance when Rohit Sharma-led India won the 2024 ICC Champions Trophy or his stern remarks like the “Stupid, stupid, stupid” comment after Rishabh Pant threw his wicket away during the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, the batting great has been omnipresent in all the highs and lows of Indian cricket.
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He has repeatedly made young cricketers’ days special with his heartwarming gestures. One such wholesome moment occurred on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England at The Oval in London, where Gavaskar gifted a cap and a shirt to current India Test captain Shubman Gill for his tremendous performance with the bat in the series. Gill was in sublime form in his debut series as captain, narrowly missing Gavaskar’s record for the most runs by an Indian in a Test series by just 20 runs. His batting heroics, including a double century in the first innings and a ton in the second at Edgbaston, led India to a famous victory.
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Gill finished the series with 754 runs in 10 innings across five Tests, including four centuries and a highest score of 269. Gavaskar still holds the record for the most runs by an Indian in a Test series, which is 774 runs in eight innings against the West Indies during the 1970-71 tour.
On Saturday, Gavaskar approached Gill after the day’s play and said, “Well done! I’ve got a gift for you in anticipation of you going past (the record of most runs by an Indian batter in a Test series)… but at least you have something to aim for in the next series, yeah? This is just a little gift… a shirt with my ‘SG’ initials. Someone made it for me, but I’m giving it to you. I don’t know if it will fit you or not.”
He added, “This is a little cap, which I give to very few people, with my signature. All the best, God bless—and that last move was fantastic, setting a fielder there and bowling a yorker.”
India trail the five-match Test series 2-1, and with the series on the line, they need eight more wickets to win the last Test and level the series. The home team, meanwhile, need 324 more runs to make it a commanding 3-1 win.
