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<caption style="font-size: 125%"><b>Sunil Gavaskar</b>
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<th colspan="5" style="background-color: #b0c4de; text-align: center">Spieler-Informationen
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<th>Name
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<td colspan="4">Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
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<th>Geboren
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<td colspan="4">10. Juli 1949 (76 Jahre alt)<br><a href="Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Bombay</a>, <a href="Indien" title="Indien">Indien</a>
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<th>Spitzname
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<td colspan="4">Sunny, Little Master
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<th><a href="Batter_(Cricket)" title="Batter (Cricket)">Batting</a>-Stil
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<td colspan="4">Rechtshändig
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<th><a href="Bowler_(Cricket)" title="Bowler (Cricket)">Bowling</a>-Stil
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<td colspan="4">Rechtshändiger <a href="Fast_bowling" title="Fast bowling">medium</a>
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<th>Rolle
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<td colspan="4"><a href="Batsman" class="mw-redirect" title="Batsman">Opening batsman</a>
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<th colspan="5" style="background-color: #b0c4de; text-align: center">Internationale Spiele
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<th>Nationalmannschaft
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<td colspan="4"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Indische_Cricket-Nationalmannschaft" title="Indische Cricket-Nationalmannschaft">Indien</a>
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<th><a href="Test_Cricket" title="Test Cricket">Test</a>-Debüt <small>(cap 128)</small>
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<td colspan="4">6. März 1971 v <span typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="West_Indies_Cricket_Team" title="West Indies Cricket Team">West Indies</a>
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<th>Letzter Test
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<td colspan="4">13. März 1987 v <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Pakistanische_Cricket-Nationalmannschaft" title="Pakistanische Cricket-Nationalmannschaft">Pakistan</a>
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<th><a href="One-Day_International" title="One-Day International">ODI</a>-Debüt <small>(cap 4)</small>
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<td colspan="4">13. Juli 1974 v <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Englische_Cricket-Nationalmannschaft" title="Englische Cricket-Nationalmannschaft">England</a>
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<th>Letztes ODI
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<td colspan="4">5. November 1987 v <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="Englische_Cricket-Nationalmannschaft" title="Englische Cricket-Nationalmannschaft">England</a>
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<th style="background-color: #b0c4de; text-align: center" colspan="5">Nationale Mannschaften
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<th colspan="4">Mannschaft
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<td style="padding-right: 3em">1967/68–1986/87
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<td style="padding-right: 3em" colspan="4">Bombay
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<td style="padding-right: 3em">1980
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<td style="padding-right: 3em" colspan="4"><a href="Somerset_County_Cricket_Club" title="Somerset County Cricket Club">Somerset</a>
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<th colspan="1"><small>Spielform</small>
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<th><a href="Test_Cricket" title="Test Cricket">Test</a></th>
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<th><a href="First-Class_Cricket" title="First-Class Cricket">FC</a></th>
<th><a href="List_A_Cricket" title="List A Cricket">LA</a>
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<th colspan="1"><small>Spiele</small>
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<td>125</td>
<td>108</td>
<td>348</td>
<td>151
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<th colspan="1"><small><a href="Run_(Cricket)" title="Run (Cricket)">Runs</a> (gesamt)</small>
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<td>10.122</td>
<td>3.092</td>
<td>25.834</td>
<td>4.594
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<th colspan="1"><small><a href="Cricketstatistik" title="Cricketstatistik">Batting Average</a></small>
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<td>51,12</td>
<td>35,13</td>
<td>51,46</td>
<td>36,17
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<th colspan="1"><small>100s/50s</small>
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<td>34/45</td>
<td>1/27</td>
<td>81/105</td>
<td>5/37
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<th colspan="1"><small>Highscore</small>
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<td>236*</td>
<td>103*</td>
<td>340</td>
<td>123
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<th colspan="1"><small>Bälle</small>
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<td>380</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>1953</td>
<td>108
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<th colspan="1"><small><a href="Dismissal_(Cricket)" title="Dismissal (Cricket)">Wickets</a></small>
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<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>2
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<th colspan="1"><small><a href="Cricketstatistik" title="Cricketstatistik">Bowling Average</a></small>
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<td>206,00</td>
<td>25,00</td>
<td>56,36</td>
<td>40,50
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<th colspan="1"><small>5 Wickets in <a href="Innings" title="Innings">Innings</a></small>
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<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0
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<th colspan="1"><small>10 Wickets im Spiel</small>
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<td>0</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0</td>
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<th colspan="1"><small>Beste Bowlingleistung</small>
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<td>1/34</td>
<td>1/10</td>
<td>3/43</td>
<td>1/10
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<th colspan="1"><small><a href="Dismissal_(Cricket)#Regel_32:_Caught" title="Dismissal (Cricket)">Catches</a>/<a href="Dismissal_(Cricket)#Regel_39:_Stumped" title="Dismissal (Cricket)">Stumpings</a></small>
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<td>108/–</td>
<td>22/–</td>
<td>293/–</td>
<td>37/–
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<td colspan="5" style="text-align: right; font-size: smaller">Quelle: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1378/1378.html">CricketArchive</a>, 15. Mai 2016
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<p><b>Sunil Manohar Gavaskar</b> (Spitzname: Sunny) (* <a href="10._Juli" title="10. Juli">10. Juli</a> <a href="1949" title="1949">1949</a> in <a href="Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Bombay</a>, <a href="Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>, <a href="Indien" title="Indien">Indien</a>) ist ein ehemaliger indischer <a href="Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricketspieler</a>. Er war bei 47 <a href="Test_Cricket" title="Test Cricket">Testmatches</a> und 37 <a href="One-Day_International" title="One-Day International">One-Day International</a> Cricket Matches (ODIs) Kapitän des indischen Teams.<sup id="cite_ref-Cricinfo_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cricinfo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
Gavaskar gilt als einer der besten opening <a href="Batsman" class="mw-redirect" title="Batsman">Batsmen</a> in der Geschichte des Crickets.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Karriere">Karriere</h2></div>
<p>Der nur 1,65 Meter große Sunil Gavaskar nahm im März 1971 an seinem ersten Test für Indien gegen das Team der West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad teil. Bei dieser Testserie gegen die West Indies, die insgesamt 5 Testmatches umfasste, hinterließ er einen bleibenden Eindruck, denn ihm gelangen insgesamt hervorragende 774 Runs, also im Durchschnitt 154.80 Runs pro Wicket.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall_of_Fame_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall_of_Fame-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Damit war er der erste Inder, der 4 Centuries (mindestens 100 erzielte runs) in einer Testserie erzielte. Mit seiner Leistung hatte er erheblichen Anteil daran, dass das indische Team zum ersten Mal überhaupt eine Testserie gegen die West Indies in der Karibik gewinnen konnte. Insgesamt absolvierte Gavaskar während seiner Laufbahn 125 Begegnungen im Test Cricket für das indische Team, bei denen er 10122 Runs (51,12 Runs pro Wicket) erzielte.<sup id="cite_ref-Cricinfo_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cricinfo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bei der <a href="Pakistanische_Cricket-Nationalmannschaft_in_Indien_in_der_Saison_1986/87" title="Pakistanische Cricket-Nationalmannschaft in Indien in der Saison 1986/87">Tour Pakistans in Indien 1986/87</a> erreichte er die Marke von 10.000 Test Runs und war der erste Cricketspieler überhaupt, dem das gelang.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zudem erzielte er 34 Test-Centuries, womit hielt er lang den Rekord für die meisten Testcenturies hielt. Dieser Rekord wurde im Jahr 2005 von seinem Landsmann <a href="Sachin_Tendulkar" title="Sachin Tendulkar">Sachin Tendulkar</a> gebrochen. Des Weiteren absolvierte Sunil Gavaskar insgesamt 108 ODIs für Indien, bei denen er 3092 Runs erzielte (35.13 Runs pro Wicket). Mit dem indischen Team nahm er außerdem an vier <a href="Cricket_World_Cup" title="Cricket World Cup">Cricket Weltmeisterschaften</a> teil (<a href="Cricket_World_Cup_1975" title="Cricket World Cup 1975">1975</a>, <a href="Cricket_World_Cup_1979" title="Cricket World Cup 1979">1979</a>, <a href="Cricket_World_Cup_1983" title="Cricket World Cup 1983">1983</a> und <a href="Cricket_World_Cup_1987" title="Cricket World Cup 1987">1987</a>). Mit seinem Team konnte er das Turnier 1983 gewinnen.
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<li id="cite_note-Cricinfo-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Cricinfo_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Cricinfo_1-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28794.html"><i>India / Players / Sunil Gavaskar.</i></a> Cricinfo,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 18. Mai 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASunil+Gavaskar&rft.title=India+%2F+Players+%2F+Sunil+Gavaskar&rft.description=India+%2F+Players+%2F+Sunil+Gavaskar&rft.identifier=&rft.publisher=Cricinfo&rft.date=&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Hall_of_Fame-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Hall_of_Fame_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.icc-cricket.com/hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers/24/sunil-gavaskar"><i>Sunil Gavaskar - Hall of Famers.</i></a> ICC,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 18. Mai 2016</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASunil+Gavaskar&rft.title=Sunil+Gavaskar+-+Hall+of+Famers&rft.description=Sunil+Gavaskar+-+Hall+of+Famers&rft.identifier=&rft.publisher=ICC&rft.date=&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/march-7-1987-sunil-gavaskar-creates-history-becomes-1st-batsman-to-score-10-000-test-runs-1183931-2018-03-07"><i>March 7, 1987: Sunil Gavaskar creates history, becomes 1st batsman to score 10,000 Test runs.</i></a> India Today, 7. März 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 28. November 2019</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ASunil+Gavaskar&rft.title=March+7%2C+1987%3A+Sunil+Gavaskar+creates+history%2C+becomes+1st+batsman+to+score+10%2C000+Test+runs&rft.description=March+7%2C+1987%3A+Sunil+Gavaskar+creates+history%2C+becomes+1st+batsman+to+score+10%2C000+Test+runs&rft.identifier=&rft.publisher=India+Today&rft.date=2018-03-07&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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