Happy Birthday, Sunil Gavaskar!
Celebrating a Cricket Icon On and Off the Field
Cricket lovers all over pause on 10 July to salute one of the game’s genuine trail-blazers, Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, who turned 74 this year. Broadly hailed as “The Little Master,” Gavaskar upset Test batting between 1971 and 1987, heaping up runs with unmatched composure against the world’s fastest bowlers.

A Record-Breaking Willow Wizard
Tests: 10,122 runs from 125 matches

ODIs: 3,092 runs from 108 games

Versus West Indies: A towering average of 65.45, accomplished against their fearsome four-man pace battery.

Beyond the numbers, Gavaskar’s reading material strategy and unflappable personality motivated eras of Indian hitters. He moreover captained India to outstanding triumphs, including the 1984 Asia Cup and the 1985 Benson & Supports World Championship of Cricket, introducing a bolder authority fashion for the national side.

Endorsements: A Pioneer in the Ad Arena
Long sometime recently cricketers routinely graced bulletins, Gavaskar got to be the confront of Sanspareils Greenlands (SG). The company still respects him with a signature run of bats that bears his title. Over the decades he has fronted campaigns for IndianOil, LG, Deutsche Bank, Danube, and a few other blue-chip brands, cementing his notoriety as advertisers’ go-to gentleman.

Net Worth: The Numbers Behind the Legend
Estimates peg Gavaskar’s fortune at generally ₹250 crore. The bulk comes from:

Broadcasting contracts – around ₹6 crore every year from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for different roles.

Commentary – close to ₹36 crore per year for India installations, also an extra ₹19 crore for Indian Premier League (IPL) coverage.

Real domain – different properties in and around Mumbai, including a luxurious Isprava ocean-side villa.

Wheels – a premium carport including a BMW 5-Series, MG Hector Furthermore, and other high-end cars.

Investments: Betting on New Games
Never one to stand still, the previous opener has supported Binca Diversions, a youthful Mumbai-based board-game start-up, signaling confidence in India’s emanant gaming industry.

Philanthropy: A Heart for Service
Gavaskar’s competitive fire is coordinated by a liberal spirit:

Chairman, Board of Governors, Heart-to-Heart Foundation

Long-time supporter of The Champs Foundation

Donated ₹24 lakh to the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and ₹35 lakh to the PM-CARES finance amid the COVID-19 crisis.

The Legacy Lives On
From modifying batting manuals to reclassifying a cricketer’s commercial and charitable reach, Sunil Gavaskar remains a persevering benchmark. As fans wish him a happy 74th birthday, his travel proceeds to embody coarseness, elegance, and generosity—qualities that reverberate distant past the boundary rope.